In a show of force, Carrier Strike Group Two (CSG2) consisting of the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71, USS San Jacinto CG-56, USS Donald Cook DDG-75, USS Oscar Austin DDG-79 and the Spanish Frigate Álvaro de Bazán F-101, formate in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida prior to their 2005-06 Mediterranean deployment. Here they can be seen breaking formation in unison with an HH-60 from HS-3 Tridents looking on.
The Spanish Frigate, Álvaro de Bazán was deployed as part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier battle group in the Persian Gulf. This was the first deployment of a Spanish warship as part of an American naval battle group.