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Spain and the United States took the next steps in increasing the number of U.S. guided-missile destroyers based in Rota. Under the new agreement, the U.S. can host six naval warships at Naval Station Rota, Spain, an increase of two. Ambassador to Spain Julissa Reynoso and Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles signed the agreement Monday, according to the U.S. embassy in Spain. USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), USS Bulkeley (DDG-84), USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) are currently based in Rota as part of Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe (FDNF-E). Before the Russo-Ukraine war, warships based in Rota would sail in and out of the Black Sea.