Saudi, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Aviation Integration Exercise in Arabian Gulf December 21, 2020 — The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF), U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) conducted a robust combined joint air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in the Arabian Gulf Dec. 17-18. MORE

Secretary of the Navy visits Naval Support Activity Bahrain December 16, 2020 — Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite met with personnel onboard U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain during a visit Dec. 15. MORE

NAVCENT Commander Visits Forward Deployed U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Bahrain December 15, 2020 — Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), met with Capt. Willie Carmichael, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), during a visit to PATFORSWA's headquarters and forward deployed units in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 14. MORE

UK, U.S. Naval Forces Conduct Mine Countermeasures Exercise December 14, 2020 — Royal Navy and U.S. Navy forces participated in mine countermeasures (MCM) interoperability training in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 9-12. MORE

UK Chief of the Naval Staff visits NAVCENT Headquarters December 12, 2020 — Royal Navy Adm. Tony Radakin, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, visited U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Dec. 10. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Under Secretary of Interior for Border Affairs, Kuwait Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mubarak Salman Al-Amiri December 9, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Under Secretary of Interior for Border Affairs (USMOIBA), Kuwait Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mubarak Salman Al-Amiri, Dec. 9. MORE

NAVCENT Commander Addresses Maritime Security at Regional Summit December 9, 2020 — Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), participated in the 16th Regional Security Summit of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue 2020, Dec. 4-6. MORE

Saudi, UK, U.S. Naval Forces Conduct Mine Countermeasures Training November 29, 2020 — Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), Royal Navy and U.S. Navy forces participated in mine countermeasures (MCM) interoperability training in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 9-12. MORE

Acting Secretary of Defense visits NSA Bahrain November 27, 2020 — Acting Secretary of Defense, Christopher C. Miller, visited with personnel on board U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 25. MORE

NAVCENT Commander Participates In Manama Air Power Symposium November 18, 2020 — Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces participated in the 3rd Manama Air Power Symposium (MAPS 2020) Nov. 17. MORE