NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (June 10, 2025) - U.S. Sailors assigned to USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) return to Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 10, 2025. Oscar Austin completed its first patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher William Perez Mazuca)
Naval Station Rota hosted Exercise MAGRE 25-1 with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 8 (EODMU8) detachment Europe and Spanish Armada underwater mine countermeasure units from Cadiz and Cartagena, March 24-28, 2025.
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the Department of Defense’s effort to protect its personnel against the virus in Souda Bay, Greece, Feb. 20, 2021.
