Tag: Naval Station Rota
US destroyer Porter bids farewell to Spain homeport after seven years
US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed its forward-deployed homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, on Sept. 28,...
USS Bulkeley newest US destroyer to forward-deploy to Spain
US Navy destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) got underway from Naval Station Norfolk on August 4 for its new homeport in Rota,...
US basing two more destroyers in Spain
US president Joe Biden and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez have agreed an increase in the number of US Navy destroyers based...
USS Paul Ignatius deploys to Spain as part of US Navy’s...
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) departed Naval Station Mayport on April 27 to become the third new US...
US destroyer USS Arleigh Burke completes first tour from European homeport
US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned to Rota, Spain, on December 23, completing her inaugural patrol as...
USS Arleigh Burke arrives at new homeport in Rota, Spain
USS Arleigh Burke will replace USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of the US Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the four Spain-based destroyers.
USS Arleigh Burke heads for new European homeport with new kit
USS Arleigh Burke will replace USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as one of four forward deployed naval forces (FDNF) destroyers located in Spain.
Navantia gets €822.4M for upkeep of US destroyers stationed in Spain
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia announced it has been selected by the US defense department for the repair and maintenance of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers...
USS Roosevelt enters European theater as part of homeport shift to...
USS Roosevelt is the first Flight IIA Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer.
US destroyer Carney completes final patrol from Spain homeport
USS Carney has been homeported in Spain since 2015.