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        21 April 2023    

                    USS Roosevelt Holds Change of Command Ceremony                 
                Cmdr. Jeffrey Chewning relieved Cmdr. John Mastriani as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) during a change of command ceremony officiated by Capt. Ed Sundberg, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron 60, aboard the ship at Naval Station Rota, Spain,            

        29 March 2023    

                    Carrier Strike Group 10 Participates in Spain’s Tactical Leadership Program                 
                Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG, participated in a Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) at Albacete Air Base, Spain, Feb. 13 – March 3, 2023.            

        24 March 2023    

                    U.S. Navy, EU Naval Forces Conduct Combined Patrol in Arabian Sea                 
                A guided-missile destroyer from U.S. 5th Fleet completed a combined patrol in the Arabian Sea, March 23-24, with ships from Spain and Italy operating under European Union Naval Forces Operation Atalanta.            

        05 February 2023    

                    USS Roosevelt completes 4th FDNF-E Patrol                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, following the completion of its fourth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Feb. 4, 2023.             

        29 September 2022    

                    U.S. and Spain: Allied Nations Strengthen Interoperability in the Ionian Sea                 
                IONIAN SEA - Spanish and U.S. Navy Sailors capped off two days of combined operations with aircraft flying over the Spanish Navy ship ESPS Juan Carlos I (LHD 61) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Ionian Sea, Sept. 27, 2022.            

        17 August 2022    

                    USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), latest FDNF-E ship, arrives in new homeport Rota, Spain                 
                NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s last Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer scheduled to shift its homeport to Rota, Spain, Aug. 17, 2022.            

        12 August 2022    

                    USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrives in Las Palmas, Spain                 
                LAS PALMAS, Spain - The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Las Palmas, Spain for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 12, 2022.            

        11 August 2022    

                    USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives in Valencia, Spain                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrived in Valencia, Spain for a scheduled port visit, August 10.            

        04 August 2022    

                    USS Bulkeley departs Norfolk for home port shift to Rota, Spain                 
                NORFOLK, Virginia - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 4, commencing the ship’s scheduled homeport shift to Rota, Spain as part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the Rota-based destroyers.             

        15 July 2022    

                    USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrives in Palma, Spain                 
                PALMA, Spain - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived in Palma, Spain for a scheduled port visit, July 15.            

        17 June 2022    

                    HSM-79 Establishes New Spain Detachment, CNAL Presides                 
                Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 established a new detachment stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 16, 2022.            

        17 June 2022    

                    USS Paul Ignatius arrives in new homeport of Rota, Spain                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, June 17, 2022.            

        15 June 2022    

                    USS Arleigh Burke begins second Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe patrol                 
                Forward-deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain to begin its second (FDNF-E) patrol, June 1, 2022.            

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