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Sixth US destroyer due to arrive at Spain’s Rota base on October 15
The US Navy destroyer USS John Basilone is due to arrive at the naval base in Rota, in southern Spain, on October 15.
It will move its home port from Mayport, Florida, to Rota.
The guided-missile ship is the sixth US destroyer based at the facility and the last planned addition to the group supporting NATO’s missile shield.
Four destroyers moved there in 2014 and 2015, and the Oscar Austin arrived in 2024.
The two additional ships were agreed by US President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at a NATO summit in Madrid in 2022.
The John Basilone has more than 300 crew members, who will join the US military and civilian community at the base, where about 6,000 Americans live with their families.
The base is jointly used by the Spanish and US navies and has operated under joint use for more than 70 years.
The USS John Basilone, the sixth US destroyer assigned to Spain’s Rota naval base, is due to arrive on October 15.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will move its home port from Mayport, Florida, to Rota.
More than 300 crew members are expected to join the base community, where about 6,000 Americans already live.
The ship is part of an agreement to add two destroyers to the four already based at Rota.
The six ships contribute to NATO’s missile shield.
- Who
- The US Navy and the USS John Basilone’s more than 300 crew members.
- What
- The sixth US destroyer assigned to Rota is due to arrive at the base.
- When
- October 15, 2026.
- Where
- The naval base at Rota, Cádiz, Spain.
- Why
- It will complete the group of six US destroyers at Rota that contribute to NATO’s missile shield.
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No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Four US destroyers were stationed at Rota.
Joe Biden and Pedro Sánchez agreed at the NATO summit in Madrid to add two destroyers.
The destroyer Oscar Austin arrived at Rota.
The USS John Basilone is due to arrive at Rota.
- Ship
- USS John Basilone (DDG-122)
- Class
- Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer
- Arrival
- October 15, 2026
- Previous additional ship
- Oscar Austin (DDG 79), arrived October 16, 2024
- Crew
- More than 300
- Rota community
- About 6,000 Americans live at the base, including military personnel, civilians and their families
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