French Chief of Joint Operations Visits NSA Bahrain

By U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs | April 08, 2021

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210401-N-KZ419-1004 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (April 1, 2021) – Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, third from left, and French Armed Forces Chief of Joint Operations Lt. Gen. Stephane Mille, center, pose for a photo in front of NAVCENT during Mille’s visit to NAVCENT headquarters onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, April 1. NAVCENT is the U.S. Navy element of U.S. Central Command in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dawson Roth)

210401-N-KZ419-1004 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (April 1, 2021) – Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, third from left, and French Armed Forces Chief of Joint Operations Lt. Gen. Stephane Mille, center, pose for a photo in front of NAVCENT during Mille’s visit to NAVCENT headquarters onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, April 1. NAVCENT is the U.S. Navy element of U.S. Central Command in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dawson Roth) (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dawson Roth)


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The French Armed Forces Chief of Joint Operations Lt. Gen. Stephane Mille visited U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, April 1.

Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, commander of NAVCENT, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), hosted Mille for discussions on naval partnership in the region.

The visit follows the French Marine Nationale’s Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group assuming duties as Commander, Task Force (CTF) 50 for the second time.  France previously led CTF-50 from December 2015 to March 2016.

“The United States relationship with France goes back to the founding of our nation, and remains vital as security partners and strong allies,” said Paparo. “Today we discussed our strong military-to-military partnership in NATO, CMF, and most recently with the Charles de Gaulle assuming command of NAVCENT’s CTF-50.”

The Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group has been operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) since early March as part of its Clemenceau 21 deployment.  The guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) is supporting Charles de Gaulle while it is operating in 5th Fleet.

“As CTF-50, the Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group Commander leads the planning and execution of strike missions for the U.S 5th Fleet; this is U.S.-French trust at its zenith,” said Paparo.

U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen.

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For further questions, please contact U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs Office

011-973-1785-4562 or navcentpao@me.navy.mil

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