U.S. Navy Ship Supports UAE Pilot Training in Arabian Gulf February 28, 2023 — A U.S. Navy ship served as a training platform for helicopter pilots from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, Feb. 22-24. MORE

U.S. Navy, 50 Partners Start International Maritime Exercise 2023 February 27, 2023 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) commenced the Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, Feb. 26. MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Interdicts Illegal Drugs Shipment in Arabian Sea February 26, 2023 — A U.S. Coast Guard ship seized illegal drugs worth $20 million in U.S. street value from a fishing vessel with four mariners transiting international waters in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 25. MORE

Republic of Korea Navy Ship Assists Stranded French Mariners February 23, 2023 — Sailors from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy assisted civilian mariners from France, Feb. 16, after their vessel spent three days adrift in the Gulf of Aden due to an engine malfunction. MORE

U.S., Bahrain Establish Working Group to Operationalize Unmanned Fleet February 23, 2023 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) established a working group for operationalizing unmanned systems with the Kingdom of Bahrain, Feb. 23. MORE

IMSC Task Force Completes Monthly Naval Exercise in Arabian Gulf February 23, 2023 — The operational task force for an 11-nation naval coalition called the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) completed a monthly naval exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 22, involving ships and aircraft from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United States. MORE

U.S., UAE Naval Forces Complete First-Ever Bilateral Unmanned Exercise February 20, 2023 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) concluded a weeklong unmanned systems and artificial intelligence integration exercise with the United Arab Emirates Navy in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 20. MORE

Republic of Korea Assumes Command of Anti-Piracy Task Force February 17, 2023 — Brazil turned over command of a multinational naval task force to the Republic of Korea during a one-hour ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, Feb. 16. MORE

U.S. Donates Equipment to Pakistan Navy School after Participating in Naval Exercise February 16, 2023 — Members of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) donated $5,000 of equipment to a special needs school Feb. 15 after U.S. 5th Fleet completed its participation in a five-day Pakistan-led multinational naval exercise in the North Arabian Sea. MORE

U.S. Transportation Command’s Top Leader Visits U.S. 5th Fleet February 8, 2023 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) hosted the top leader of U.S. Transportation Command at U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, Feb. 7, during a trip to the Middle East. MORE