22 August 2022 USS Lewis B. Puller Holds Change of Command MANAMA, Bahrain - Expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) held a change-of-command ceremony Aug. 22 while pierside in Bahrain...
22 July 2022 U.S. Central Command Military Leaders visit Bahrain Leaders from U.S. Central Command’s Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Operations components visited U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, July 22...
02 May 2022 New CENTCOM Commander Visits U.S. Navy Unmanned Systems Hub in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain - The new commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) visited U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, April 29, to see firsthand how the Navy is integrating unmanned systems and artificial intelligence into fleet operations in the Middle East...
23 February 2022 Firebolt Crew Marks End of Ship’s U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning USS Firebolt (PC 10) crewmembers marked the end of the patrol coastal ship’s U.S. Navy service during a decommissioning ceremony Feb. 23 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain...
18 January 2022 Record Seizures in 2021 after NAVCENT and CMF Increase Patrols MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. and international forces operating under U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) have seized record amounts of illicit cargo during maritime interdictions in 2021...
08 December 2021 U.S. Navy Opens New Interagency Counter Narcotics Facility in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain - Leaders from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain for a new facility that will enable interagency partners to share information for countering drug trafficking in the...
26 October 2021 NAVCENT Task Force Completes First Unmanned Integration Exercise At Sea NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain - On Oct. 26, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) completed exercise New Horizon, the first at-sea evolution for its new unmanned task force...
23 September 2021 U.S. Navy, Bahrain Commit to Advance New Unmanned Systems Efforts BAHRAIN - During a visit to the U.S. Navy installation in Bahrain, Sept. 23, Bahraini leaders committed to partnering with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) to accelerate integration of new unmanned systems into regional maritime operations...
11 October 2020 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Conducts Port Visit in Bahrain Elements of the Nimitz Carrier Strike group, including the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) pulled into Manama, Bahrain for a scheduled port visit in support of logistics and maintenance Oct. 7-11...