Naval Station Rota
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Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota, is a Spanish-U.S. naval base commanded by a Spanish rear admiral. 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. There are also small U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force contingents on the base.
Four US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers moored at Naval Station Rota during 2017
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
A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from submarines. Modern variants usually deliver multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), each of which carries a nuclear warhead and allows a single launched missile to strike several targets. Submarine-launched ballistic missiles operate in a different way from submarine-launched cruise missiles.
Polaris A-1
A Trident II missile just after launch.
Montage of the launch of a Trident I C-4 SLBM and the paths of its reentry vehicles