In November 2017, a four-member team of naval hydrographers executed a joint cooperative survey of Mina Salman, Bahrain with the Bahraini Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB).

Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) Rear Adm. John Okon said, “The Kingdom of Bahrain is a key and valued ally and together we accomplish strategic objectives in the region. Naval Oceanography has had a cooperative Hydrographic Survey agreement with the Kingdom of Bahrain for nearly twenty years.”

Naval Oceanography defines and applies the physical environment, from the bottom of the ocean to the stars, to ensure the U.S. Navy has the freedom of action to deter aggression, maintain freedom of the seas, and win wars.

Personnel from the Naval Oceanographic Office and Fleet Survey Team (FST), based at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, execute hydrographic surveys around the world each year in fleet operational areas to provide environmental data to the Fleet and partner nations.

For this survey, a Bahraini catamaran Al Masaha was equipped with multibeam sonar, a motion sensing system and a GNSS receiver for positioning.

The team collected environmental data along the piers of Mina Salman and Khalifia Bin Salman. This data underpins the maritime security environment and supports assured access of military vessels in and out of Mina Salman, Bahrain.

Charles Baptiste, FST hydrographer and team lead for the survey, said, “The team was well-seasoned, and we worked in full cooperation with the Survey and Land Registration Bureau to make this survey a great success.”

Rear Adm. Okon presented the data to SLRB President His Excellency Shiek Salman bin Abdullah al Khalifa on Nov. 14, 2019.

CNMOC directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

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