09568 - USS Ross (DDG 71)
USS Ross (DDG 71)
Key Facts
- Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) destroyer
- Commissioned June 28, 1997
- Forward deployed to Rota, Spain (FDNF-E)
- Named for Pearl Harbor hero CAPT Donald K. Ross
- Last Flight I variant of class
About ZIP Code 09568
FPO AE 09568 serves USS Ross (DDG 71), an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer forward deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain as part of Forward Deployed Naval Forces - Europe (FDNF-E). The ship was commissioned on June 28, 1997 and is named for Captain Donald K. Ross, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions as a machinist aboard USS Nevada during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
USS Ross is the last of the Flight I variant of the Arleigh Burke class and is equipped with the Aegis Combat System. The destroyer operates as part of Destroyer Squadron 60 and U.S. 6th Fleet, conducting patrols and exercises throughout the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. The ship supports NATO operations and contributes to ballistic missile defense mission readiness in the European theater.
Mail for personnel aboard USS Ross routes through the Newark International Service Center to Naval Station Rota, Spain. The standard address format uses USS Ross (DDG 71), FPO AE 09568-1288. As a forward-deployed ship, mail delivery typically takes 2-3 weeks depending on the ship's operational schedule and patrol commitments.
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