CENTCOM Deputy Visits USS Winston S. Churchill June 3, 2018 — Lt. Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., deputy commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), June 1, 2018. MORE

USS Sentry (MCM 3) Completes Advanced Tactical Training Exercise in 5th Fleet May 23, 2018 — Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3) assigned to Naval Surface Squadron Five (CNSS) 5 completed a Mine Warfare (MIW) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise with embarked mine warfare trainers May 12-22. CNSS 5 is forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. MORE

Marine Nationale Ship La Fayette Seizes More than $60M of Heroin in Red Sea May 17, 2018 — Marine Nationale Frigate La Fayette, currently supporting Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a suspicious dhow and seized 573 pounds of heroin, May 11. MORE

HMAS Warramunga Continues to Sweep Up May 15, 2018 — Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Warramunga (FFH 152), currently supporting Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, seized 650 pounds of heroin during a boarding in the Arabian Sea, May 10. MORE

NAVCENT Commander Presents Sailor with Inaugural Leadership Award May 10, 2018 — Vice Admiral John Aquilino, former Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/ U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F)/Combined Maritime Forces, presented the inaugural Vice Admiral John Redd Leadership Award to a Sailor during his change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 6. MORE

U.S. 5th Fleet: Ready to Support and Respond May 9, 2018 — USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Laboon (DDG 58) and USS Higgins (DDG 76) played a critical role from the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the April 13 Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAM) strikes into Syria. MORE

US Navy, RSNF Conclude Underwater MCM and C-IED Subject Matter Expert Exchange May 8, 2018 — Royal Saudi Special Forces and U.S. Navy Expeditionary Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Company completed an MCM and counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) subject matter expert exchange on May 5, 2018. MORE

NAVCENT and NSA Bahrain Observe Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month April 30, 2018 — Throughout the month of April, Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) raised awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) with various events and functions onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain. MORE

Marine Nationale Ship La Fayett in Support of CTF 150 Second Narcotics Seizure in Under a Week April 25, 2018 — On April 17 Marine Nationale frigate La Fayette seized 4,277 pounds of hashish in her second seizure in under a week. La Fayette’s seizure is the fourth for the French Navy in support of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) as part of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). MORE

La Fayette Seizes more than 900 Pounds of Heroin April 17, 2018 — Marine Nationale frigate La Fayette (F710) seized 911 pounds of heroin during a patrol in support of the U.S.-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), April 11. MORE