Task Force 56 Holds Change of Command February 7, 2021 — Capt. Joseph K. Haywood relieved Capt. Stephen J. Jackson as commodore of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56 onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Feb. 4. MORE

Saudi, UK, U.S. Forces Complete Exercise Nautical Defender 21 February 4, 2021 — NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Jan. 29, 2021) – Forces assigned to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), UK Maritime Component Command (UKMCC) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) conducted tri-lateral maritime exercise Nautical Defender 21 (ND 21) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 20-29. MORE

Bahrain and U.S. Armed Forces Conduct Joint Anti-Terrorism Exercise January 18, 2021 — 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Forces assigned to the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in a combined, joint anti-terrorism exercise in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations, Jan. 12-13. MORE

CNO and MCPON visit Bahrain, meet with Bahrain Senior Leadership, Sailors January 15, 2021 — WASHINGTON - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith traveled to Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 13-14 to meet with senior Bahrain leadership as well as forward-deployed Sailors in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. MORE

NAVCENT Announces Sailors of the Year January 6, 2021 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced their Sailor, Junior Sailor and Blue Jacket of the Year during a ceremony held at the command headquarters onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Jan. 5. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo phone call with Commander of the Kuwait Navy BG Hazza Al-Alati January 5, 2021 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Commander of the Kuwaiti Navy Brigadier General Hazza Al-Alati, Jan. 5. MORE

USS Georgia Visits Bahrain December 28, 2020 — The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) completed a sustainment and logistics port visit in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 27. MORE

NAVCENT Commander Meets with Saudi Arabian, Yemeni Leaders December 26, 2020 — Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Dec. 21 and 23, to meet with Saudi and Yemeni military officials. MORE

USS Port Royal Seize Suspected Narcotics December 21, 2020 — The guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a shipment of more than 1100 lbs. (521 kg) of suspected narcotics from a dhow in the international waters of the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 18. MORE

USS Georgia Transits Strait of Hormuz December 21, 2020 — The nuclear-power Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) transited the Strait of Hormuz entering the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 21. MORE