Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota, is a Spanish naval base, that is jointly used by the Spanish Navy and the United States Navy. Located in Rota in the Province of Cádiz, NAVSTA Rota is th
Aerial view
U.S. Air Force Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter on the Rota's Airfield circa mid-1960s
The Spanish Navy aircraft carrier Dédalo (ex USS Cabot) tied up at a pier at Naval Station Rota in 1976
Spanish and American ships moored at the docks of the Rota base in 1981
The Sixth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy operating as part of United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa. The Sixth Fleet is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Naples, Ital
The U.S. Sixth Fleet in 1954
U.S. ships in Sicily, 1965
Then newly elected president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, tours the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney escorted by Commander, Task Force 65, Captain Tom Rowden, right, while the frigate USS Carr moves alongside the ship. Making her first ever visit aboard a navy vessel, President Johnson-Sirleaf visited Mount Whitney the day after her inauguration to thank the crew for making the journey in support of her country's inaugural ceremonies.