U.S. and Israel Kick Off Naval Exercise in Haifa July 30, 2023 — U.S. 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy held an opening ceremony July 30 in Haifa, Israel to kick off an annual maritime security exercise. MORE

Multinational Task Force Completes Exercise in P-8 Flight over Arabian Gulf July 27, 2023 — A multinational naval coalition that monitors and patrols key waterways in the Middle East completed a naval exercise over the Arabian Gulf, July 26, with representatives from Bahrain, the United Kingdom and the United States. MORE

France Assumes Command of Multinational Naval Task Force Patrolling Middle East July 20, 2023 — France assumed command of a multinational naval task force that patrols the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, during an indoor ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, July 20. MORE

U.S. Naval Forces Complete Annual Maritime Exercise with Lebanon July 18, 2023 — Naval forces from Lebanon, the United States and regional partners completed a nine-day maritime exercise ashore and near the coast of Lebanon, July 18. MORE

New Multinational Task Force Conducts Maritime Training in the Seychelles July 16, 2023 — Combined Maritime Forces, the world’s largest multinational naval partnership, completed a two-week training mission in the Indian Ocean island nation of the Seychelles, July 14, to enhance operational readiness for 160 participants from five nations. MORE

Readout for Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Vice Adm. Brad Cooper’s Video Conference with Shipping Industry Representatives July 12, 2023 — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, held a 50-minute video conference with nearly a dozen shipping industry representatives July 12. MORE

Combined Task Force 151 Staff Visit Japanese Navy Ship July 6, 2023 — Multinational staff from a Combined Maritime Forces task force focused on deterring piracy visited a Japanese warship to meet the crew while the ship was pierside in Bahrain, July 2. MORE

U.S. Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf of Oman July 5, 2023 — On July 5, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman. MORE

UK, U.S. Forces Complete Large-Scale Mine Countermeasures Exercise in Arabian Gulf July 2, 2023 — Forces from the United Kingdom Royal Navy, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force completed a weeklong large-scale mine countermeasures exercise in the Arabian Gulf, July 2. MORE

CMF Counter-Piracy Admiral Meets European Task Force Commander aboard Italian Warship June 28, 2023 — The commander of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-piracy task force met with the commander for a European naval task force aboard an Italian warship that was pierside in Bahrain, June 23. MORE