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What You Need to Know

What you need to knowForward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota was established to provide Fleet Support to 4 BMD DDGs homeported in Rota, Spain. Manned with highly specialized technicians and support staff personnel, the detachment provides sustainment, fleet technical assistance and voyage repair of naval ships and craft in the FIFTH and SIXTH Fleet area of responsibility (AOR). Manned with numerous highly specialized technicians, the staff provides Distance Support and Fleet Technical Assistance to the ships deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, while a cadre of maintenance professional provide oversight for Continuous Maintenance Availabilities (CMAVs) on ships and the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense facilities in Romania and Poland.

U.S. Naval Station Rota, Spain is the “Gateway to the Mediterranean.” Naval Station Rota is located on Base Naval de Rota, a Spanish Naval base on the southwest coast of the Cadiz Province in the beautiful Kingdom of Spain.

A tour of duty at FDRMC offers a variety of things to see and experience as this area is a wonderful place to live and work. Being stationed here also gives you the unique opportunity to share the Spanish culture with your family and friends. Our Spanish hosts and neighbors are warm and friendly. Whether you come here with your family or you are single, there are countless opportunities for travel, education, and personal and professional growth. Bienvenido a Espana!

Why Serve in Spain?
  • Be part of a world-class team of civilian and military personnel!
  • U.S. Naval Station Rota, Spain is the “Gateway to the Mediterranean” and offers easy access to Spanish, European, and North African culture and travel.
  • Life in Spain is different than what you are used to in the United States. Our positions give you unique challenges and will broaden your horizons.
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Why Live in Spain?

Being stationed in Rota also gives you the unique opportunity to share the Spanish culture with your family and friends. Our Spanish hosts and neighbors are warm and friendly. Whether you come here with your family or are single, there are countless opportunities for travel, new cultural experiences, and personal and professional growth. Rota, the perfect place to live!

Moving to Rota truly offers you the opportunity and the Experience of a Lifetime!

A tour of duty at FDRMC Det Rota offers a variety of things to see and experience as this area is a wonderful place to live and work. Det Rota enables each employee to test their skills, expand their capabilities, and opportunity to travel to different ports in the Middle East and Europe. You will be at the tip of the spear, as part of the team that is protecting and defending U.S. maritime interests in the cradle of civilization. We are hiring the best of the best!

We fix ships and take care of our people!

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