Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo with Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy Adm. Amjad Khan Niazi October 29, 2020 — MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke with Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy Adm. Amjad Khan Niazi, Oct. 29. MORE

Secretary of Defense visits NSA Bahrain October 29, 2020 — During his first visit to Bahrain as Secretary of Defense, Dr. Mark T. Esper toured facilities and met with personnel on board U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Oct. 28. MORE

NSA Bahrain Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Waterside Security Barrier October 22, 2020 — Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the completion of the installation’s newest security addition, the Coalition Force Waterfront Security Barrier, Oct. 21, 2020. The 3,810 meter-long barrier is the first of its kind installed at an overseas naval installation, and the longest waterside security barrier in the U.S. Navy. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo meet with Bahrain Coast Guard Commander Major General Ala Abdulla Seyadee October 15, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo met with Bahrain Coast Guard Commander Major General Ala Abdulla Seyadee at the Bahrain Coast Guard Headquarters Oct. 15. The leaders discussed the close partnership between the U.S. Navy and Bahrain Coast Guard, as Sevadee provided a tour of the headquarters to Paparo. MORE

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