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

Commander, Task Force Shore Battle Space and Navy Region EURAFCENT Detachment Bahrain Holds Change of Charge August 30, 2020 — Commander, Task Force Shore Battle Space (TF-SBS) and Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central (EURAFCENT) Detachment Bahrain held a change of charge ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Aug. 26. Capt. Keith Woodley relieved Capt. Gadala Kratzer as commander of TF-SBS and officer in charge (OIC) of Navy Region EURAFCENT Detachment Bahrain. MORE

NAVCENT, Fifth Fleet, CMF Welcome New Commander August 19, 2020 — MANAMA, Bahrain – Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) held a hybrid change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Aug. 19. MORE