MADRID, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Spanish government said on Tuesday it was sending a navy ship to the Italian island of Lampedusa to escort the Open Arms rescue ship to Spain, in a bid to bring an end ...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — The U.S. chief of naval operations emphasized Spain’s vital role in NATO and praised its “rock-solid” partnership with the service Wednesday against a backdrop of talks ...

Naval Station Rota is stepping up security in response to a recent spate of letter bombs sent to government officials and buildings in Spain, including the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, officials said ...

Three Norfolk-based destroyers will relocate to a U.S. base in Spain in coming years to help provide ballistic missile defense in Europe. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Thursday that the guided ...

With naval power Britain at the EU's exit door, Spain has gone on the offensive to be the next major player defending European shores. Madrid's manoeuvring comes as the EU looks to deepen military ...

The guided-missile destroyers Porter, front, Donald Cook, Carney and Ross were moored at Naval Station Rota, Spain, in June 2017. They are all expected to rotate home by mid-2020. (MC3 (SW) Robert S.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The first of four U.S. warships that will be based in Europe to protect against a ballistic missile attack left Virginia on Friday for its new home port in Spain, which hasn’t ...

The U.S. and Spain will soon launch negotiations on a new defense pact for an expanded naval presence in Spain, while elsewhere in Europe, the Army plans to set up additional units by next year, ...

Officers aboard a legendary Spanish navy ship smuggled $400,000 worth of cocaine into New York City in a daring intercontinental scheme, federal sources said. The officers aboard the Royal Spanish ...

As Russia continues its occupation of Crimea and sections of eastern Ukraine, some European countries continue to provide Russia with military support. Most notable among these is Spain, which allows ...

June 6 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy plans to replace four guided-missile destroyers with more modern ships and add a helicopter squadron in Spain "to posture the most capable forces forward in the U.S.

The destroyer Porter transits the Atlantic Ocean. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is one of four destroyers scheduled to be rotated back to the states and replaced in the coming months. (MC3 ...