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Navy Cycling Four New Missile Defense Destroyers To Spain

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Navy Cycling Four New Missile Defense Destroyers To Spain
Sailors man the rails as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) arrives in Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 8, 2019. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is returning to Rota following its eighth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy announced Tuesday it plans to rotate out the four destroyers currently based in Spain with newer ships and add a helicopter squadron. Four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers have served as Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe (FDNF-E) ships in Rota, Spain since 2014-2015. They consist of the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), USS Ross (DDG-71), USS Porter (DDG-78), and USS Carney (DDG-64). These ships will be rotated out in a staggered way, with the first rotation with new ships set to start…

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