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......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Ruiz-Lazcano | AFN Rota | 04.22.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN (April 23, 2025) Sailors onboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) participate in a Sevillianas dance class, Apr. 23th, 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 East. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Ruiz-Lazcano | AFN Rota | 03.27.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN (March 27, 2025) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 conducted bilateral training with the Spanish Navy on Naval Station Rota, Mar. 27th, 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 East. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Ruiz-Lazcano | AFN Rota | 12.20.2024
The Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Naval Station Rota To welcome the USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) home from their most recent deployment, Dec. 20th, 2024.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 Petty Officer 2nd Class Conner Blake | AFN Rota | 12.12.2024
ROTA, Spain (Dec. 12, 2024) Naval Station Rota, Spain commanding officer, Capt. Teague Suarez, executive officer, Cmdr. Justin Jennings and Command Master Chief Donald Alvarado deliver season's greetings to the community and recap the installations accomplishments throughout the year, Dec. 12, 2024. As the "Gateway to the Mediterranean,” NAVSTA Rota provides U.S., NATO and allied forces a......
