NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Nov. 4, 2024) Capt. Teague Suarez, commanding officer, Naval Station Rota, Spain, provides a holiday cooking safety demonstration in coordination with the installation fire department, Nov. 4, 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 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juan Ruiz-lazcano)
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Mersin, Türkiye, Feb. 28, to deliver disaster relief supplies to Turkish officials for those affected by the Feb. 6 earthquakes.
A Senior at Naval Station Rota, Spain’s David Glasgow Farragut (DGF) High School, was selected as one of five finalists to represent the Navy in Operation Homefront’s Military Child of the Year Award.
Keira White uses her academic excellence as a resource to help others with mental health as well as have a better understanding of the legislative process that singed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement...
A Senior at Naval Station Rota, Spain’s David Glasgow Farragut (DGF) High School, was selected as one of five finalists to represent the Navy in Operation Homefront’s Military Child of the Year Award.
Keira White's focus on academics helps her heal after the loss of her father to suicide and better understand how the House of Representatives and Senate worked together to pass the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care...
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples Adm. Robert P. Burke performed a virtual “Bravo Strike,” recognizing the work performance and signature behaviors of Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Chase Dawkins during a virtual teleconference call, Feb. 10, 2021.
Three Sailors from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Naval Station Rota were awarded Sailor of the Year (SOY), Junior Sailor of the Year (JSOY), and Blue Jacket of the Quarter (BJOQ) on Jan. 10, 2020.
Buenos Dias, I am Captain Mike MacNicholl Commanding Officer of Naval Station Rota, Spain. AFN offers me an incredible platform to communicate directly to the community both the service members and the dependents on all the exciting things that are happening here in Rota, Spain. In addition to that they also offer the opportunity too many of the tenant commands whither it be MWR or our Naval Hospital to get information out about their...
