Bahrain Surface Force Staffs Merge, Provides Better Support to 14 Ships October 1, 2017 — Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson, Jr., commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), participated in a ceremony to recognize the establishment of commander, Naval Surface Squadron (CNSS) 5 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Oct. 1. MORE

TF 52 Hosts U.K./U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise September 21, 2017 — The U.S. Navy and Royal Navy completed U.K./U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX) 17-3, a quarterly bilateral exercise, in the central Arabian Gulf, Sept. 21. MORE

U.S. Fifth Fleet Welcomes New Commander September 19, 2017 — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F)/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Sept. 19. MORE

61 New U.S. Navy chiefs pinned in Bahrain September 14, 2017 — A room full of Sailors stood at attention. Their uniforms khaki, their collars laid bare. They stood ready for hard-earned gold-fouled anchors to be pinned on. Sixty-one Sailors from ten commands stood side by side in a crowded gym on Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain awaiting their anchors during the Chief’s Pinning Ceremony Sept. 14. MORE

After the landing September 12, 2017 — Fine clouds of dust form so thick it distorts visibility, as the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrives ashore bringing with them everything they need for combat operations and sustainment for the next two weeks during Exercise Alligator Dagger 17, Sept. 11. MORE

Largest regional amphibious exercise kicks off in Djibouti, Africa September 7, 2017 — Naval Amphibious Forces, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), announced the commencement of a two-week amphibious exercise in international waters off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 4, 2017. MORE

U.S. Navy Commissions First-of-Class Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Lewis B. Puller August 17, 2017 — The U.S. Navy converted USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) to a U.S. naval warship, commissioning the Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) during a ceremony at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Al Hidd, Bahrain, Aug. 17. MORE

Navy F/A-18E Emergency Landing at Bahrain International Airport August 12, 2017 — An F/A 18E of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 assigned to the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed the runway and the pilot ejected during an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport Aug. 12, 2017. MORE

Statement regarding Iranian UAV unsafe and unprofessional interaction with US Navy F/A-18E August 8, 2017 — While operating in international airspace in the Central Arabian Gulf, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) had an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with an Iranian QOM-1 unmanned aerial vehicle Aug. 8. MORE

Policy Revision Supports Expectant Mothers at Naval Support Activity Bahrain August 7, 2017 — The Regional Tricare Office, Navy Medicine, International SOS (ISOS) and the Defense Health Agency have come together to update a health care policy that affected some expectant mothers stationed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. MORE