13 August 2021 First Visit by U.S. Warship to Egypt’s Berenice Naval Base NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - Guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) visited Egypt’s Berenice Naval Base, Aug. 12, marking the first time a U.S. warship has pulled into the Red Sea base, which officially opened in January 2020.
05 July 2021 NAVCENT Commander Joins Egyptian President in Welcoming New Egyptian Naval Base MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), attended the opening of the newest Egyptian Naval Force base, in the port of Gargoub, on the Mediterranean Sea, July 3.
25 June 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group enters 5th Fleet ARABIAN SEA - The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), flagship of the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group (CSG), along with guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) and guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, June 25.
23 June 2021 NAVCENT Commander Meets with Egyptian Naval Leaders, Speaks of Bright Future with Egyptian Naval Midshipmen MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) visited Egypt June 19-21, to meet with the Egyptian Chief of Navy and speak to Cadets at the Egyptian Naval Academy.
09 June 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Rescue Mariners from Sinking Ship in Gulf of Aden GULF OF ADEN – A U.S. Naval ship assigned to U.S. 5th Fleet provided emergency assistance to a motor vessel in distress in the Gulf of Aden, June 7.
08 June 2021 U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Aviation Integration Exercise with UAE and Saudi Arabia MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) conducted multiple simultaneous, joint air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercises with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Coast Guard and Joint Aviation Command (JAC), and Royal
28 May 2021 Lebanese Armed Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Complete Resolute Union 21 BEIRUT - The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in exercise Resolute Union (RU) 21, a bilateral explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and maritime security operations exercise in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea, May 17-28.
25 May 2021 PATFORSWA Receives Two New Sentinel-Class U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRC) USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and Robert Goldman (WPC 1142), arrived at their new homeport onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 25.
09 May 2021 USCGC Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman Transit Suez Canal NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – The Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) transited the Suez Canal, May 7.
06 May 2021 NAVCENT, U.S. Fifth Fleet, CMF Change of Command MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper relieved Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 5, 2021.