Lucky Mariner 19 Concludes March 18, 2019 — U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 55 and representatives from the commercial shipping industry completed exercise Lucky Mariner 19, March 15. MORE

Fire Aboard Devastator; No Injuries March 15, 2019 — A fire broke out aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) while the ship was pierside at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain at approximately 8 p.m. local, March 14. MORE

CMF Commander hosts Semi-Annual Maritime Security Conference in Bahrain March 12, 2019 — More than 150 multi-national military leaders representing 33 partner nations were onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain to attend the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) annual Maritime Security Conference, March 7. Vice Adm. Jim Malloy, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces hosted the partner-nation MORE

Ship's Captains Gather March 3, 2019 — U.S. 5th Fleet hosted a breakfast for the commanding officers of U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships forward-deployed to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Feb. 20. MORE

USS Gladiator Holds Traditional Baptism February 27, 2019 — Continuing one of the Navy’s oldest traditions, the Avenger-class minesweeper USS Gladiator (MCM 11) held a baptism on its foc’sle, Feb. 24. MORE

Dextrous Holds Change of Command February 21, 2019 — With its railings dressed and signal flags proudly displayed, the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) hosted a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Feb. 21. MORE

NAVCENT Team Completes IMX 19 Main Planning Conference February 13, 2019 — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) completed the International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 19 Main Planning Conference (MPC) onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Feb. 13. MORE

USS Chung-Hoon Conducts Second Drug Bust in a Month January 29, 2019 — While conducting maritime security operations in the international waters of the Gulf of Aden, the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) interdicted a shipment of illicit narcotics aboard a stateless vessel, Jan. 24. MORE

Command Early and Command Often in Bahrain January 6, 2019 — Surely every junior Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) has heard the phrase “command early and command often,” heavily sprinkled among the advice given to them from senior SWOs. The opportunity to command a ship at sea is said to be at the heart of what being a SWO is about, and commanding a ship and its crew early would only fulfill that intrinsic duty sooner. MORE

Chung-Hoon seizes drugs in Gulf of Aden January 3, 2019 — The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) interdicted a shipment of narcotics aboard a stateless vessel while conducting maritime security operations in the international waters of the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 27. MORE