 The Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Roosevelt completed its first forward-deployed Naval Forces Europe patrol in the US Sixth Fleet area of operations. Commander Ryan Kendall, commanding officer aboard Roosevelt, commented on the success of the ship's first patrol. I'm extremely proud of the job this crew has done. Roosevelt has gone to the top of the world, 076 North, operated up above the Arctic Circle for 46 days straight, transited back down all the way back through the Mediterranean into the Black Sea, doing some very tough operations for the United States Navy, working with various allies and partners, interoperability pieces with our own other military members such as the Air Force throughout this deployment. It's been a pleasure being the commanding officer of this ship and I'm very proud of the crew. I look forward to getting them home safe and sound.