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USS Oscar Austin readying for a move to Spain in fall 2024
The homeport shift is part of the Navy’s broader plan to bolster its destroyer presence in Europe from four to six vessels.
By Diana Stancy
Destroyer Bulkeley departs Norfolk for new homeport in Rota, Spain
The homeport change comes as the service aims to bolster its destroyer fleet in Spain from four to six warships in the next several years.
By Diana Stancy
Navy identifies Arleigh Burke sailor who died falling overboard in Baltic Sea
Seaman Recruit David L. Spearman, originally from North Carolina, joined the Arleigh Burke in April.
By Diana Stancy
USS Paul Ignatius completes homeport shift following inaugural patrol to 6th Fleet
The destroyer will back NATO’s Integrated Air Missile Defense architecture in Rota, the Navy said.
By Diana Stancy
Rota-based destroyers conduct operations with NATO allies
The USS Arleigh Burke operated in the Baltic Sea. The USS Porter operated in the Aegean Sea, then headed for a routine patrol in the Black Sea.
By Diana Stancy
Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits
The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.
Air Force vet’s case over 1966 B-52 crash, cleanup in Spain goes before court
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used flawed radiation data to deny disability benefits to veterans who responded to a 1966 plane accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain, Yale Law School students told a federal appeals court Wednesday.
Some Marines stuck in Spain and Italy may return home soon following COVID-19 deployment disruption
Marine Forces Europe and Africa said it remains “flexible in light of the dynamic global public health situation.”
By Shawn Snow
‘We must continue to train’ despite COVID-19 pandemic, top Marine says
“We train so that we can be ready to go,” Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger, said in a video posted Sunday. “We never get the chance to pick the next crisis, where it happens, when it happens.”
By Shawn Snow
Marines can request a service extension if COVID-19 is impacting their ability to leave the Corps
Deployed Marines who may be stuck overseas due to travel bans or COVID-19 complications can voluntarily extend through the fiscal year if the deployment return date shifts past the Marine’s EAS date.
By Shawn Snow
A Marine crisis response task force covering Africa is stuck in Italy and Spain over COVID-19 concerns
“In compliance with DOD guidance, the scheduled redeployment of the current rotation of SPMAGTF-CR-AF has been delayed in order to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure to our forces and to stateside communities.”
By Shawn Snow