15 March 2022 Five Nations Conduct Multinational Boarding Team Exchange in Gulf of Oman MANAMA, Bahrain - Forces from five nations formed a multinational boarding team (MNBT) and conducted a subject-matter-expert exchange in the Gulf of Oman during a 17-day period ending March 8...
10 March 2022 U.S. 5th Fleet Hosts Israeli Defense Chief at Bahrain Headquarters MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, hosted Israel’s Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi during a visit to Bahrain, March 10...
09 March 2022 Q&A with New U.S. 5th Fleet Command Master Chief MANAMA, Bahrain - Master Chief Lateef Compton assumed the role of U.S. 5th Fleet command master chief last week. He recently answered questions about his experience in the Navy and his outlook as he fills his new role...
10 February 2022 USS Jason Dunham Partners with Egyptian Navy for IMX/CE 2022 Exercises RED SEA - U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) partnered with Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) to conduct exercises in the Red Sea, Feb. 7, during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022...
08 February 2022 USS Jason Dunham Visits Egypt MANAMA, Bahrain - Guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) completed a three-day port visit to Berenice, Egypt, Feb. 7...
03 February 2022 NAVCENT Hosts Defense Leaders from Bahrain, Israel NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) hosted defense leaders from Bahrain and Israel, Feb. 3, for discussions on regional maritime security cooperation...
02 February 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Visit Lebanon for Bilateral Exchanges MANAMA, Bahrain - Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 31, for a scheduled port visit that will include several military-to-military exchanges with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)...
01 February 2022 International Maritime Exercise Q&A with Vice Adm. Brad Cooper MANAMA, Bahrain - In a brief Q&A, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, shares his thoughts on International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2022, the largest multinational naval exercise in the Middle East that...
27 January 2022 NAVCENT Expands Unmanned Integration, Operates Saildrone in Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operating the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 27, expanding U.S. 5th Fleet’s integration of new unmanned systems...
26 January 2022 New U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Visit Egypt Marking Arrival to 5th Fleet MANAMA, Bahrain - Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters stopped in Alexandria, Egypt, for a scheduled port visit Jan 25, marking their arrival to U.S. 5th Fleet after departing Key West, Florida in November...