Theodore Roosevelt Supports OIR and OFS in U.S. 5th Fleet March 25, 2018 — The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the ships of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 have performed a vital role in Operations Inherent Resolve (OIR) and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS) since December within the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. MORE

SECDEF Speaks with Sailors and Marines at NSA Bahrain March 15, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) James N. Mattis held an all-hands call on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain, March 15. MORE

Making CMF “Fleet Legal” March 15, 2018 — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command hosted a legal working group as part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Maritime Security Conference, March 14. MORE

CMF Hosts Maritime Security Conference March 14, 2018 — The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) commander hosted a conference onboard Naval Station Bahrain for more than 150 multi-national military leaders representing 31 partner nations. MORE

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