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    Commander of CTF 64 awards USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Sailors [Image 3 of 8]

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    A U.S. Navy sailor in NWU Type III camouflage uniform is receiving a medal or award from a superior officer during an outdoor ceremony. The presenting officer, partially out of focus in the foreground, holds a blue folder and pins or presents a ribbon/medal to the sailor. The ceremony appears to be taking place on or near a naval installation.

    ROTA, SPAIN

    07.08.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen 

    Fleet Public Affairs Center, Detachment Rota

    260709-N-EE352-1125
    NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – (July 9, 2026) Capt. Jeremy L. Carlson, Commander of Task Force (CTF) 64, awards Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johnny Garcia, assigned to Fleet Public Affairs Center, with a Navy commendation medal during an all-hands call onboard Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, July 9, 2026. Bulkeley is one of five Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyers assigned to Commander Task Force 65 as part of the U.S. Navy’s support to NATO’s Integrated Air Missile Defense (IAMD) architecture. These FDNF-E ships demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s flexibility to operate throughout Europe and Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Arctic Circle, supporting security and stability in the maritime domain. (U.S. photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)

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    Date Taken: 07.08.2026
    Date Posted: 07.21.2026 03:32
    Photo ID: 9815060
    VIRIN: 260709-N-EE352-1125
    Resolution: 5000x4000
    Size: 1.74 MB
    Location: ROTA, ES
    Web Views: 29
    Downloads: 2

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    A group of U.S. Navy personnel standing in formation, likely during a ceremony or official event. The foreground sailor wears NWU Type III (green camouflage) uniform with a 'U.S. NAVY' chest tape and a navy blue cap bearing both the American and Spanish flags, suggesting a joint or bilateral naval operation. A unit patch with the number '84' and a trident insignia is visible on the sleeve.
    A large group of U.S. Navy personnel are assembled in formation on a pier or shipyard, most wearing blue coverall uniforms and blue hard hats. One individual in the front-left is wearing a different camouflage utility uniform, suggesting a mixed-rank or mixed-role gathering. A naval warship, likely a destroyer, is visible in the background.
    A U.S. Navy sailor in NWU Type III camouflage uniform is receiving a medal or award from a superior officer during an outdoor ceremony. The presenting officer, partially out of focus in the foreground, holds a blue folder and pins or presents a ribbon/medal to the sailor. The ceremony appears to be taking place on or near a naval installation.
    Three U.S. Navy personnel in NWU Type III (digital camouflage) uniforms are gathered outdoors at what appears to be a naval installation or port facility. A senior officer wearing a cap with gold oak leaf insignia is presenting what appears to be an award or commendation to a female sailor identified by nametape as 'LOPEZ', who is wearing a military medal on her uniform. A third sailor stands in the background observing the interaction.
    A close-up photograph of a military medal pinned to a digital camouflage uniform. The medal is hexagonal in shape, gold in color, featuring an eagle motif, and suspended from a green and white striped ribbon. The uniform pattern is consistent with US Navy/Marine Corps MARPAT or NWU Type III digital camouflage.
    Two U.S. Navy personnel are posing together outdoors, holding a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal certificate from the Department of the Navy. The male sailor, identified by his name tape as 'Carlson,' appears to be presenting the award to the female sailor. The ceremony appears to be taking place at a naval facility or port area.
    Two U.S. Navy personnel identified by name tapes as 'Carlson' and 'Ross' pose together holding a Department of the Navy Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal certificate along with a photo collage. The ceremony appears to be taking place outdoors at a naval or port facility. Ross is visibly wearing a commendation medal on his uniform.
    A U.S. Navy officer in camouflage utilities and a tan cap is speaking into a microphone while addressing a group of personnel. The audience includes sailors in Navy working uniforms and workers wearing blue and orange hard hats, suggesting a shipyard or industrial naval facility setting. The scene appears to be an official briefing or all-hands address conducted outdoors.

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    Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84)
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