Jordanian and U.S. Naval Forces Conduct Maritime Security Exercise Infinite Defender September 15, 2020 — The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard forces are participating in the exercise Infinite Defender (ID) 20 from Sept. 1 to 10. ID 20 is the capstone in a series of bilateral exercises between the JAF and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), aimed at enhancing partnership and interoperability between the two countries’ armed forces. MORE

Strengthening Partnerships: UK and U.S. Navies Conduct Mine Hunting and Countermeasures Exercise September 15, 2020 — UK Royal Navy and U.S. Navy forces participated in a mine countermeasures (MCM) interoperability exercise in the Arabian Gulf Sept. 9-17. U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ships (MCM) operated alongside mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV) from the Royal Navy in order to enhance interoperability, information sharing and shared tactics and procedures between the two navies. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo meeting with Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa September 14, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo met with Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa Sept. 14. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo with Commander of the Royal Omani Navy Rear Adm. Abdullah Al-Raisi September 14, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo met via video conference with Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman, Rear Adm. Abdullah Al-Raisi, Sept. 13 to reaffirm the longstanding defense relationship between the United States and Oman. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo with Royal Jordanian Naval Forces Commander Captain Hisham Al-Jarrah September 12, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo met via video conference with Royal Jordanian Naval Forces Commander Captain Hisham Al-Jarrah Sept. 10 to reaffirm the strategic defense relationship between the United States and Jordan. MORE

Readout of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo meeting with His Royal Highness Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, First Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa September 10, 2020 — U.S. 5th Fleet provided the following readout: U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo met via video conference with His Royal Highness Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, First Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa Sept. 8 to reaffirm the enduring defense relationship between the United States and Bahrain. MORE

U.S. Navy Ends Search for Missing USS Nimitz Sailor in North Arabian Sea September 8, 2020 — The U.S. Navy has ended search and rescue efforts for Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ian McKnight, assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN 68), who is believed to have gone overboard Sept. 6. MORE

Search and Rescue Efforts for Missing U.S. Navy Sailor in North Arabian Sea September 6, 2020 — The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) are currently conducting search and rescue operations in the North Arabian Sea following reports of a missing U.S. Navy Sailor, Sept. 6. MORE

NAVCENT Medical Personnel Embed with Bahrain Ministry of Health to Manage Pandemic Response September 3, 2020 — U.S. Navy medical personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) have partnered with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Ministry of Health (MOH) since April 2020, in an effort to coordinate coronavirus (COVID-19) mitigation efforts and ensure full compliance with the partner nation’s public health guidelines. 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 Royal Saudi Naval Forces Vice Admiral Fahad al Ghofaily September 2, 2020 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo spoke by telephone with Vice Admiral Fahad al Ghofaily, the commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Sept. 1. MORE