Video by Alejandra Tirapu Lucero | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 10.02.2026
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Feb. 11, 2026) Antonio Guerrero Torres, a local national employee from Naval American Forces Network (AFN) Rota, speaks about their daily tasks and how they support the fleet for a monthly social media reel series highlighting local national personnel. Naval Station Rota is the enduring sum of the more than 8,000 people that call it home; the variety of backgrounds,......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Brown | AFN Rota | 01.25.2026
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Jan. 26, 2026) Sailors assigned to Task Force 66, conducted unmanned systems vessel (USV) operations as a part of a maritime domain awareness demonstration with the Spanish Navy onboard Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota Jan. 26, 2026. NAVSTA Rota is a complex operational platform designed to maintain maximum readiness, home to units operating across the spectrum of......
Video by Lt. Daniel Ehrlich | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 11.15.2025
MADRID (Nov. 16, 2025) U.S. military personnel assigned to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, U.S. Embassy Madrid, NATO Combined Air Operations Center, and National Support Element Madrid and their families hold the American flag during an NFL pre-game ceremony at Estadio Bernabéu in Madrid, Nov. 16, 2025. (U.S. Navy video by Lt. Daniel Ehrlich)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jett Morgan | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 10.08.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Oct. 9, 2025) Service members and civilians from multiple commands participate in a two minute and 50 second plank as part of challenge in honor of the U.SD. Navy's 250th birthday onboard NAVSTA Rota, Oct. 9, 2025. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces through land, air and sea, enabling warfighters and......
Video by Alejandra Tirapu Lucero | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 09.15.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Sept. 16, 2025) Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, celebrates a chief petty officer promotion ceremony, Sept. 16, 2025. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces through land, air and sea, enabling warfighters and their families, sustaining the fleet and fostering the U.S. and Spanish partnership. (U.S. Navy......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Brown | AFN Rota | 09.10.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN (Sept. 11, 2025) Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota holds a 9/11 remembrance ceremony and run, Sept. 11th, 2025, in honor of Sept. 11th, 2001. As the "Gateway to the Mediterranean,” NAVSTA Rota provides U.S., NATO and allied forces a strategic hub for operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and......
Video by Alejandra Tirapu Lucero | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 07.04.2025
MADRID (April 8, 2025) – U.S. and Spanish personnel participate in the Bilateral Training and Exercise Conference (BTEC) at El Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional in Madrid, April, 8-9, 2025. The Spain-U.S. BTEC is a co-hosted, collaborative meeting between units from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Spanish Ministry of Defense with the chief goal of building joint force......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Ruiz-Lazcano | AFN Rota | 06.04.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN (June 4, 2025) Sailors onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) as well as DOD personnel from across Naval Station Rota Conduct a shipboard firefighting drill June 4th, 2025. As the "Gateway to the Mediterranean,” NAVSTA Rota provides U.S., NATO and allied forces a strategic hub for operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle......
