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U.S. Navy Surface Forces and Army Attack Helicopters Conduct Integration Operations in Arabian Gulf

U.S. Navy Expeditionary Landing Base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT), has been conducting joint naval and air integration operations with U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters assigned to U.S. Army Central Command’s (USARCENT) Task Force Saber, throughout the month of March. Find out more here.

Ike, Truman Conduct Dual Carrier and Joint Air Wing Operations in the Arabian Sea

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) began dual carrier strike group and joint air wing operations with a B-52 Bomber from U.S. Air Forces Central Command in the Arabian Sea March 18, 2020. Find out more here.

US, Saudi Bi-Lateral Maritime Exercise Begins

A Mark VI patrol boat attached to Commander, Task Force 56 participates in exercise Nautical Defender 20 in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Feb. 23. ND is a bilateral maritime exercise between the U.S. Navy and the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) designed to build and sustain warfighting capabilities, support long term regional security and enhance military-to-military interoperability with the U.S. and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Read all about it here.

USNS Crew Rescues Marine Life in Arabian Sea

Merchant Marines aboard the dry cargo ship USNS William Mclean (T-AKE 12) successfully rescued two sea turtles from abandoned fishing nets Feb. 3, 2020 in the Arabian Sea. Find out more here.

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Commander, Task Force Shore Battle Space and Navy Region EURAFCENT Detachment Bahrain Holds Change of Charge

200826-N-HU235-1013 MANAMA, Bahrain (August 26, 2020) Capt. Gadala Kratzer, commander of Task Force Shore Battle Space (TF-SBS) and officer in charge (OIC) of Navy Region Europe, Africa Central (EURAFCENT) Detachment Bahrain, speaks during a change of charge ceremony on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Aug 26. Capt. Keith Wooley relieved Kratzer during the ceremony. TF-SBS and Navy Region EURAFCENT Detachment Bahrain coordinate all facility and security support for shore installations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cody R. Boyd)

Aug. 30, 2020 - Commander, Task Force Shore Battle Space (TF-SBS) and Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central (EURAFCENT) Detachment Bahrain held a change of charge ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Aug. 26. Capt. Keith Woodley relieved Capt. Gadala Kratzer as commander of TF-SBS and officer in charge (OIC) of Navy Region EURAFCENT Detachment Bahrain.

NAVCENT, Fifth Fleet, CMF Welcome New Commander

200819-N-KZ419-0206 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Aug. 19, 2020) Vice Adm. Jim Malloy, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) salutes as he is relieved of command by incoming commander Vice Adm. Sam Paparo during the hybrid change of command onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain Aug. 19, 2020. 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)

Aug. 19, 2020 - MANAMA, Bahrain – Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) held a hybrid change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Aug. 19.

UAE, U.S. Forces Conduct Aviation Live Fire Exercise in Arabian Gulf

200811-A-FT904-1022 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 11, 2020). An inflatable target takes fire from an AC-130W Stinger II gunship, attached to Special Operations Command Central, during an air operations in support of maritime surface warfare exercise with United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command forces in the Arabian Gulf Aug. 11, 2020. Integration operations between UAE and U.S. maritime forces are regularly held to maintain interoperability and the capability to counter threats posed in the maritime domain, ensuring freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce throughout the region’s heavily trafficked waterways. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Clegg)

Aug. 17, 2020 - The United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC), U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) and U.S. Special Operations Central Command (SOCCENT) conducted an air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 9-12.

Task Force 55 Holds Change of Command

200813-N-IO414-1101 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Aug. 13, 2020) Capt. Peter Mirisola, left, salutes his relief, Capt. Christopher Gilbertson, right, during a change of command ceremony for Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 50 and Commander, Task force (CTF) 55, presided over by Vice Adm. Jim Malloy, center, commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain. DESRON 50 and CTF 55 operate in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.

Aug. 13, 2020 - MANAMA, Bahrain – Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 50 and Commander, Task force (CTF) 55 held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Aug. 13, 2020.

U.S. Navy Reservists Lead 5th Fleet Pandemic Response Efforts

Aug. 13, 2020 - Early this year, as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) began to make headlines around the world, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), headquartered in Bahrain, assembled a team to assess and mitigate the possible impacts of the pandemic on the U.S. 5th Fleet.

U.S. 5th Fleet Holds Change of Command Ceremony

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Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) held a hybrid change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Aug. 19.

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