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USS Lewis B. Puller Credited With Saving Lives of Rescued Mariners
January 9, 2022
— U.S. Navy personnel serving on expeditionary sea base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) called upon their training and teamwork recently to save injured mariners in the Gulf of Oman.
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Readout of Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Vice Adm. Brad Cooper's Video Call with Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General H. E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf
January 5, 2022
— Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, spoke with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General H. E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf during a video call, Jan. 4, reaffirming the U.S. Navy's strong partnership with the six GCC member-nations that border the Arabian Gulf.
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U.S. Navy Ships Interdict Heroin Worth $4 Million with International Task Force
December 30, 2021
— Two U.S. Navy ships seized 385 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $4 million from a stateless fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27.
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U.S. Navy Seizes 1,400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction
December 22, 2021
— U.S. 5th Fleet ships seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel during a flag verification boarding in accordance with customary international law in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 20.
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U.S. Navy Rescues Mariners Smuggling Illicit Drugs
December 16, 2021
— U.S. Navy personnel rescued five mariners Dec. 15 after a fire caused an explosion aboard their vessel, which was smuggling illicit drugs while transiting the Gulf of Oman.
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USS Portland Tests High Energy Laser Weapon System in Gulf of Aden
December 15, 2021
— Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.
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NAVCENT Launches Saildrone in Gulf of Aqaba for Exercise Digital Horizon
December 13, 2021
— U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operationally testing a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Gulf of Aqaba, Dec. 12, as part of an initiative to integrate new unmanned systems and artificial intelligence into U.S. 5th Fleet operations.
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U.S. Navy Opens New Interagency Counter Narcotics Facility in Bahrain
December 8, 2021
— Leaders from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain for a new facility that will enable interagency partners to share information for countering drug trafficking in the Middle East region.
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U.S. Navy Ship Rescues Iranian Mariners in Gulf of Oman
November 28, 2021
— A U.S. Navy vessel rescued two Iranian mariners Nov. 27 from a fishing vessel after it was adrift for eight days in the Gulf of Oman.
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Defense Secretary Visits USS Sentry, Unmanned Systems in Bahrain
November 21, 2021
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3) while at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 21.
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