Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Sigonella's site in Rota, Spain, conducted last minute operations in support of U.S. Navy destroyers USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), and USS McFaul (DDG 74).

All coordination went through Site Rota's logistics support center (LSC) to provide a quick turn-around of fuel and other logistic requirements. The LSC coordinated with Naval Station Port Operations and NAVSUP FLC Bulk Fuels Division to ensure a timely brief-stop-for-fuel operation.

Site Rota's Bulk Fuels Division flawlessly delivered 342,668 gallons of F-76 fuel to support all three units in an 18-hour period, while simultaneously receiving 6,716,386 gallons of JP-8 to support flightline fuel requirements.

The professionalism and the expedited fuel delivery allowed nearly 1,000 Sailors to reunite with their loved ones earlier than scheduled. The entire operation was a success and could not have happened without the efforts of the NAVSUP Rota fuels and LSC teams.

Naval Station Rota is strategically located near the Strait of Gibraltar and is the halfway point between the United States and Southwest Asia. It is home to four forward deployed naval forces ships.

NAVSUP FLC Sigonella is one of eight fleet logistics centers under NAVSUP, which provides supplies, services, and quality-of-life support to the Navy and joint warfighter. With headquarters in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP oversees logistics programs in the areas of supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, and security assistance. In addition, NAVSUP is responsible for food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods.

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