USS Oscar Austin readying for a move to Spain in fall 2024The homeport shift is part of the Navy’s broader plan to bolster its destroyer presence in Europe from four to six vessels.By Diana Stancy4 months ago
Supreme Court turns away veterans over 1966 hydrogen bomb accidentAn Air Force veteran filed class-action claims seeking benefits for veterans who say they were exposed to radiation while responding to the crash in Spain.By AP Staff10 months ago
USS Paul Ignatius returns to Rota from 6th Fleet patrolThe patrol was its first as a Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe ship.By Diana Stancy16 months ago
USS Porter says adios to Rota, SpainPorter is the last of four Spain-based U.S. destroyers to cycle out of the forward-deployed homeport.By Geoff Ziezulewicz19 months ago
USS Ross departs Rota for home port shift to NorfolkThe destroyer switched its home port to Spain eight years ago.By Diana Stancy20 months ago
USS Bulkeley arrives in Rota, Spain, completing homeport shiftThe guided-missile destroyer is now part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe.By Diana Stancy21 months ago