USS Firebolt Heroes Remembered, 20 Years On April 24, 2024 — Sailors, Coast Guardsmen, and others gathered at Naval Support Activity Bahrain April 24 to observe the 20th anniversary of the lives lost when three USS Firebolt crewmembers thwarted an attack on critical Iraqi oil platforms during Operation Iraqi Freedom. MORE

Combined Maritime Forces Hosts 2024 Maritime Security Conference April 19, 2024 — Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) hosted senior military leaders during a two-day maritime security conference held onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, April 16-17. MORE

Finland Joins Combined Maritime Forces in Middle East as 43rd Member April 19, 2024 — Combined Maritime Forces welcomed Finland as the 43rd member of the world's largest maritime security partnership, April 17. MORE

Indian Navy Carries Out First Drug Interdiction as CMF Member April 16, 2024 — The Indian Navy Ship INS Talwar, operating in support of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, conducted its first interdiction of illicit narcotics as a member of Combined Maritime Forces, seizing 940 kg of drugs in the Arabian Sea, April 13. MORE

Canadian-Led CTF 150 Conducts Third Drug Interdiction in a Week April 15, 2024 — The Royal Navy’s HMS Lancaster (F229), operating in support of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, carried out its second successful drug seizure in as many days, seizing 2,000 kg of hashish from a dhow in the Arabian Sea, April 11. MORE

Canadian-Led CTF 150 Seize Nearly 2,000kg of Narcotics in Two Interdictions in a Single Day April 14, 2024 — The Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 carried out two drug interdictions at sea in a single day as part of Focused Operation Crimson Barracuda in the Arabian Sea, April 10. The two interdictions resulted in the seizure of a combined total of nearly 2,000 kg of drugs. MORE

CMF’s Combined Task Force 150 Seizes Nearly 400 Kilograms in Illegal Narcotics in the Arabian Sea April 8, 2024 — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter, working in direct support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized nearly 400 kilograms of illegal drugs from a dhow in the Arabian Sea, April 4. MORE

US and UK Forces Conducted a Bilateral Mine Countermeasure Exercise, Poseidon’s Chalice April 7, 2024 — U.S. and the United Kingdom Naval Forces conducted a bilateral mine countermeasures exercise Poseidon's Chalice in the Arabian Sea from Feb. 24 - March 16. MORE

Italy Takes Command of International Red Sea Task Force April 3, 2024 — The U.S. Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 to the Italian Navy during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters here, April 3. MORE

Poland Joins Combined Maritime Forces in Middle East as 42nd Member March 20, 2024 — Combined Maritime Forces welcomed the Republic of Poland as the 42nd member of the world’s largest maritime security partnership, March 17. MORE