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3,690 metres (12,106 ft) Concrete / Asphalt. Source: Aeronautical Information Service Spain [1] Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota (IATA: ROZ, ICAO: LERT) (Spanish: Base Naval de Rota), is a Spanish-U.S. naval base commanded by a Spanish rear admiral. [2] Located in Rota in the Province of Cádiz, NAVSTA Rota is the largest American ...
The Sixth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy operating as part of United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa. The Sixth Fleet is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy. [2] The officially stated mission of the Sixth Fleet in 2011 is that it "conducts the full range of Maritime Operations and Theater Security ...
The 521st Air Mobility Operations Group (521 AMOG) is a United States Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) unit stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain. The 521st AMOG is subordinate to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The group and its subordinate units provide en route support for transient aircraft as part ...
7 October 1991 - Name changed to “Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Spain (NCTS Spain)” to reflect the increased use of computers and telecommunications to carry out its mission. 1 October 1993 – Organization was downgraded from a Command to a Detachment, reporting directly to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master ...
Rota, Andalusia. The town of Rota is a Spanish municipality located in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Its surface area is 84 km 2 and is bordered by the towns of Chipiona, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. It is located near the city of Jerez de la Frontera and is 36 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Cadiz.
HSM-79. Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Nine (HSM-79) "Griffins" is a United States Navy helicopter squadron [2] based at Naval Base Rota, Rota, Spain. The unit operates the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk which provides deployed aircraft and crews to ships of the Sixth Fleet. [3]
As a result of the Pact of Madrid, signed on 23 September 1953 by Spain and the United States, the US pledged to furnish economic and military aid to Spain. The United States, in turn, was to be permitted to construct and to utilize air and naval bases on Spanish territory (Naval Station Rota, Morón Air Base, Torrejón Air Base, and Zaragoza ...
United States F-class submarine were built by the Electric Boat in 1909. The first two, USS F-1 (SS-20) and * USS F-2 (SS-21) were built by Union Iron Works. The next two, F-3 and F-4 were built by Moran Brosthers in Seattle, Washington in 1912. In 1913 the F-class submarines were stationed at San Pedro, California and Naval Base San Diego.