USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Shipboard Firefighting Drill [Image 2 of 2]

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (March 27, 2024) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Juaner Castillo, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), and Miguel Angel-Garcia, a firefighter assigned to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, participate in a shipboard firefighting exercise aboard USS Bulkeley, March 27, 2024. As the "Gateway to the Mediterranean,” NAVSTA Rota provides U.S, NATO and allied forces a strategic hub for operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces through land, air and sea, enabling warfighters and their families, sustaining the fleet and fostering the U.S. and Spanish partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drace Wilson)