Silently, it flew over Menorca, Mallorca, and Ibiza before heading towards Alicante and continuing its journey. It landed at the Rota Naval Base after a 14-hour flight from Oklahoma.

“The energy Blanco Brown brought to his visit aboard the USS George H.W. Bush and to Naval Station Rota was only matched by the excitement of the service members and their families,” said ...

Capt. Charles Chmielak, the new commanding officer of Naval Station Rota, Spain, departs the installation's change of command ceremony on June 12, 2025. (Drace Wilson/U.S. Navy) ...