Service members assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) and Commander, Naval Expeditionary Task Force Europe and Africa pay honor to the American flag during the once-a-year flag-raising ceremony aboard Naval Station Rota on Spain, July 2, 2014. While raising the flag is a daily occurrence on most U.S. military installations around the world, Naval Station Rota is positioned on a Spanish navy base and only permitted to raise the American flag once a year to celebrate Independence Day, and other times, with special permission. (U.S. Navy photo by Morgan Over)