15 August 2022 NAVCENT Hosts Maritime Course for Regional Partners in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain kicked off a weeklong course Aug. 14 for 21 senior military leaders from the United States and 10 partner nations...
02 August 2022 U.S. Military Women Show Support at Historic Lebanese Graduation BEIRUT, Lebanon - Women from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Army National Guard and Air Force attended a ceremony in Lebanon, Aug. 1, to support the first group of women who graduated from the Lebanese Army Military Academy and into the field of combat arms...
28 July 2022 Junior LCS Sailors Forge a New Frontier in Middle East MANAMA, Bahrain - Littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet operating area May 28, marking the first time a littoral combat ship deployed to the Middle East...
26 July 2022 Enhancing Maritime Cooperation: A Joint Statement Between the Iraq Navy and U.S. 5th Fleet The following is the text of a joint statement by the Iraq Navy and U.S. 5th Fleet:Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, met with Staff Vice Adm. Ahmed Jasim Maarij Al-Zayed, commander of the Iraq Navy, July 25, in...
25 July 2022 New Coast Guard Cutters Visit Lebanon for 1st Middle East Stop MANAMA, Bahrain – Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters arrived in Beirut, Lebanon for a scheduled port visit July 25, marking their arrival to the Middle East after departing the United States and transiting the Mediterranean Sea...
25 June 2022 USS Sioux City Arrives in Bahrain during Historic Deployment MANAMA, Bahrain - USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived to Bahrain for a scheduled port visit, June 25, marking the completion of a 10,000-mile journey while becoming the first littoral combat ship to operate in the Middle East...
21 June 2022 Unsafe, Unprofessional Action by IRGCN Vessels toward U.S. Naval Forces in Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain - Three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner as U.S. Navy ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, June 20...
17 June 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Commandant visits NAVCENT MANAMA, Bahrain - Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan visited U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters in Bahrain, June 15-16, as part of her first official visit overseas after assuming her new role as the service’s top officer...
13 June 2022 U.S., UAE Forces Begin Maritime Exercise in Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain - Naval forces from the United Arab Emirates and United States began a 10-day maritime exercise, June 13, in the Arabian Gulf...
02 June 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Heroin Shipment in Gulf of Oman MANAMA, Bahrain - A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized 310 kilograms of heroin worth an estimated U.S. street value of $11 million from a fishing vessel while conducting patrols in the Gulf of Oman, May 31...