NAVCENT Hosts Joint Humanitarian Operations Course March 8, 2018 — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, hosted the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) held by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) at Naval Station Bahrain March 7-8. MORE

Kuwait, Iraq, U.S. Conclude Trilateral Exercise March 8, 2018 — The U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Iraqi Navy, Kuwait Naval Force and Kuwait Coast Guard completed a Kuwait, Iraq and U.S. trilateral exercise (TRILAT), Feb. 22. MORE

HMAS Warramunga Seizes Seven Tons of Drugs on Arabian Sea March 7, 2018 — HMAS Warramunga continued the remarkable success of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 by seizing over seven tons of hashish in back to back seizures. HMAS Warramunga conducted two boardings and after a thorough search found over seven tons of hashish, valued at over $300 million. Over the last three months, CTF 150 has interdicted over 25 tons of drugs valued at over $1.3 billion in eight seizures, Mar. 3-4. MORE

P-8A Poseidon Supports Missions in U.S. 5th Fleet March 5, 2018 — A P-8A Poseidon from the 'Mad Foxes' of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 supported maritime operations in U.S. 5th Fleet under Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, Feb. 24 to March 3. MORE

Neon Response 18 Concludes March 2, 2018 — Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) and U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians wrapped up two weeks of advanced training during explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) exercise Neon Response 18, Feb. 28. MORE

RFA Fort Rosalie supports U.S. 5th Fleet February 20, 2018 — The United Kingdom’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Rosalie (A385) conducted a replenishment-at–sea with aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 15. MORE

Exercise Khunjar Haad Concludes February 16, 2018 — The U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Navy of Oman, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and French Marine Nationale concluded Exercise Khunjar Haad, Feb. 8. MORE

PNS Aslat seizes 5 tons of drugs to total $1 billion CTF 150-seized drugs in recent months February 7, 2018 — Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Aslat (254), as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, seized five tons of hashish Feb. 6, while patrolling the Arabian Sea. MORE

HMAS Warramunga seizes another $100 million of drugs February 4, 2018 — Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, part of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted 377 bags of heroin weighing 414 kilograms in the Indian Ocean, Feb. 1. MORE

CTF 150 finds and destroys drugs in Indian Ocean January 30, 2018 — International assets from Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, part of the Combined Maritime Forces, seized 834 bags of heroin weighing 915 kilograms, Jan. 24. MORE