Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Iraq Head of Navy Vice Admiral Ahmed Jasim Moarij October 14, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Iraq Head of Navy Vice Admiral Ahmed Jasim Moarij, Oct. 14. MORE

In the Gulf of Aden, USS Winston S. Churchill Commemorates USS Cole October 12, 2020 — Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) honored the 17 lives lost during the Oct. 12, 2000 attack on the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) with a remembrance ceremony in the Gulf of Aden, Oct. 12. MORE

NCTS Bahrain Holds Change of Command Ceremony October 8, 2020 — Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Bahrain held a change of command ceremony on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Oct. 6. MORE

Statement From Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, on the Passing of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait September 30, 2020 — On behalf of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces, I want to express our deepest condolence to the Kuwaiti Amir Nawaf al-Sabah and the people of Kuwait on the passing of His Highness Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. His Highness was a valued friend and partner dedicated to maritime security of the region. May the Kuwaiti people know peace during this time of loss.” MORE

USS Stout Breaks Record As It Departs US 5th Fleet September 29, 2020 — The guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) breaks a Navy record as it completes a nearly seven month deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), Sept. 28. MORE

U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Aviation Integration Exercise in Arabian Gulf September 26, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) conducted a robust joint air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in the Arabian Gulf Sept. 23-24. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo meeting with Royal Bahrain Naval Forces Commander Rear Adm. Mohammed Yousif Al-Asam September 25, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo met with Royal Bahrain Naval Forces (RBNF) Commander Rear Adm. Mohammed Yousif Al-Asam at the RBNF Headquarters Sept. 24. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo meeting with Bahrain Minister of Interior His Excellency General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa September 22, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo met with Bahrain Minister of Interior His Excellency General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa Sept. 22. MORE

USS Nimitz with Accompanying Carrier Strike Group Ships Enter Arabian Gulf September 18, 2020 — The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG), along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Princeton (CG 59) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), completed a scheduled transit through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Gulf Sept. 18. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Naval Forces Staff Major General Pilot Saeed Bin Hamdan al Nahyan September 17, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Commander of the United Arab Emirates Naval Forces Staff Major General Pilot Saeed Bin Hamdan al Nahyan Sept. 17. MORE