Operation Atalanta, formally European Union Naval Force Somalia, is an ongoing counter-piracy military operation at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean. It is the first naval op
Italian ship Carabiniere off the coast of Somalia. May 2021
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