The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), arrives at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Apr. 11, 2021. Arleigh Burke’s arrival marked the completion of her homeport shift to NAVSTA Rota from Naval Station Norfolk.

Cdr. Christopher Petro, commanding officer onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), supervises as part of a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Spanish replenishment ship ESPS Cantabria (A 15) during Exercise Polaris on Patrol 10, Nov. 29, 2021. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 10th Patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) prepares for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Spanish replenishment ship ESPS Cantabria (A 15) during Exercise Polaris on Patrol 10, Nov. 29, 2021. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 10th Patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Nov. 5, 2021) From left to right: Capt. David Baird, commanding officer, Naval Station Rota, Spain (NAVSTA Rota); Cmdr. Joe Dunaway, Public Works Officer, NAVSTA Rota; Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1; and Capt. Robert Stiles, commanding officer, NMCB 1; cut the ribbon to signify completion of the cliff erosion repair project on NAVSTA Rota, Spain, Nov. 5, 2021. Started by Seabees in January 2018, the project is designed to stabilize the installation’s eroding cliff line and protect base housing and critical infrastructure, which are vital to supporting the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caine Storino)

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Aug. 11, 2021) The cliff line erosion repair project was completed by Seabees in November 2021. Started in January 2018, the project is designed to stabilize the installation’s eroding cliff line and protect base housing and critical infrastructure, which are vital to supporting the fleet.

Adm. Robert Burke, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, visited the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91) during the French exercise POLARIS 21, Dec. 2. 2021.