Rota Naval Base
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Rota Naval Base is a major Spanish naval installation in southern Spain that also serves as a key strategic hub for NATO and U.S. naval operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military installation
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
| allianceContext | NATO ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ministry of Defence of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Ministry of Defence
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| garrison |
Spanish Navy personnel
ⓘ
U.S. Air Force personnel ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps personnel ⓘ U.S. Navy personnel ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
logistical resupply for transatlantic deployments
ⓘ
support for amphibious ready groups ⓘ support for carrier strike groups ⓘ support for maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
air base
ⓘ
naval port ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aerial refueling support
ⓘ
amphibious operations support ⓘ fleet support ⓘ logistics support ⓘ maritime patrol support ⓘ missile defense support ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasType | joint Spanish–U.S. base ⓘ |
| hosts |
Spanish Navy surface combatants
ⓘ
U.S. Navy destroyers assigned to ballistic missile defense ⓘ United States Sixth Fleet support units ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Andalusia ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bay of Cádiz ⓘ |
| location |
Rota, Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Rota, Cádiz, Spain
|
| nearbyCity |
Cadiz
ⓘ
surface form:
Cádiz
Jerez de la Frontera ⓘ |
| operator |
Spanish Navy
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | gateway between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
key hub for NATO naval operations
ⓘ
key hub for U.S. naval operations in the Atlantic ⓘ key hub for U.S. naval operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| usedFor |
NATO rapid deployment operations
ⓘ
power projection in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ power projection in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ sea lines of communication protection ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.