Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper spoke with Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al Ghafri May 19, 2021 — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander, spoke with Air Vice Marshal Khamis Bin Hammad Al Ghafri, commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman, on May 19 to reaffirm the strong naval relationship between the United States and Oman. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper spoke with Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces Navy Capt. Haissam Dannaoui May 17, 2021 — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander, spoke with Capt. Haissam Dannaoui, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces Navy (LAF-N) on May 17 to reaffirm the strong naval relationship between the United States Navy and LAF-N. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper spoke with Commander of Australia’s Joint Task Force 633, Rear Adm. Michael Rothwell May 13, 2021 — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander, meet with Rear Adm. Michael Rothwell, commander of Australia’s Joint Task Force (JTF) 633 on May 13 to reaffirm the strong naval relationship between the United States and Australia. MORE

Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with IRGCN FIAC in Strait of Hormuz May 10, 2021 — On May 10, 2021, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of U.S. forces as required under international law while operating in close proximity to U.S. naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper spoke with Commander of the Egyptian Navy Vice Adm. Ahmed Khaled Said May 10, 2021 — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander, spoke with Vice Adm. Ahmed Khaled Said, commander of the Egyptian Navy on May 10 to reaffirm the strong naval relationship between the United States and Egypt. MORE

USCGC Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman Transit Suez Canal May 9, 2021 — – The Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) transited the Suez Canal, May 7. MORE

USS Monterey Seizes Illicit Weapons in the North Arabian Sea May 8, 2021 — The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international water of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7, 2021. MORE

NAVCENT, U.S. Fifth Fleet, CMF Change of Command May 6, 2021 — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper relieved Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 5, 2021. MORE

France, Australia, UK, U.S. Conduct Mine Countermeasures Exercise in the Arabian Gulf April 29, 2021 — The French Marine Nationale, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy, and U.S. Navy participated in multi-lateral mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise Artemis Trident (AT) 21 in the Arabian Gulf, April 18-29. MORE

IRGCN Interaction with U.S. Naval Vessels in the North Arabian Gulf April 27, 2021 — At approximately 8 p.m. on April 26, three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast inshore attack craft (FIAC) failed to exercise due regard for the safety of other vessels as required under international law as they came into close proximity to U.S. naval vessels in international waters of the north Arabian Gulf. MORE