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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 military community in Spain , housing U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel.
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1 October 1993 – Organization was downgraded from a Command to a Detachment, reporting directly to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Mediterranean (NCTAMS MED) in Naples, Italy as a result of region-wide U.S. military reorganizations following the end of the Cold War. This also resulted in a name change to “Naval ...
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 .
The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, the most famous being the discovery of America and the first global circumnavigation.
Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus ...
July–August 1973: VP-68 were deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain. VP-68 became the first P-3A reserve squadron to operate in the Mediterranean, the Bay of Cádiz and the Straits of Gibraltar. July–August 1975: VP-68 was the first reserve squadron to perform mini-det annual active duty for training while deployed to NAF Lajes, Azores. The ...
A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.