USS Truxtun Visits Duqm, Oman April 19, 2017 — The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) returned to sea after a six-day port visit in Duqm, Oman, April 9. MORE

NAVCENT’s Task Force 54, USS Jacksonville Celebrate 117th Submarine Birthday April 11, 2017 — Usually referred to as the “silent service” of the U.S. Navy, the submariners of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force (TF) 54, USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) and friends of the submarine community were anything but silent as they celebrated the 117th submarine birthday in Manama, Bahrain, March 31. MORE

US, UK and France Begin Exercise Alligator Dagger 17 April 9, 2017 — U.S., U.K. and France began Exercise Alligator Dagger 17, April 5. The two-week multilateral amphibious exercise is taking place in international waters off the coast of Djibouti and in the vicinity of Djibouti and Arta Beach, April 5 – April 20. MORE

U.S., Iraq, Kuwait Conduct First Trilateral Exercise in U.S. 5th Fleet March 31, 2017 — The U.S. Navy, Army and Coast Guard together with the Iraqi Navy and Kuwait Navy and Coast Guard, conducted a series of U.S.-Iraq-Kuwait trilateral maritime exercises in the Arabian Gulf, March 13-15. MORE

U.S, Egypt, Jordan Conduct VBSS Exercise March 30, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Patrol Force Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) Maritime Engagement Team (MET) and naval forces from the Arab Republic of Egypt and Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan conducted a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, March 12-23. MORE

USS Laboon makes second drug bust in a week March 21, 2017 — For the second time in five days, USS Laboon (DDG 58) intercepted a small stateless dhow in the international waters of the Arabian Sea, seizing 500 kg of Hashish, March 17. MORE

NAVCENT Commander: ‘Be a Sentinel’ Against Online Harassment March 20, 2017 — The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) expects the military and civilian personnel under his charge to be “sentinels” guarding against harassing and degrading online behavior of Sailors and Marines, and to not tolerate those who do. MORE

Truxtun Aids Pakistani Navy Sailor March 10, 2017 — The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) assisted in the medical evacuation of a Pakistani navy Sailor, March 6. MORE

Truxtun Aids Pakistani Navy Sailor March 9, 2017 — The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) assisted in the medical evacuation of a Pakistani navy Sailor, March 6. MORE

Royal Australian ship interdicts 800 kg of narcotics in Arabian Sea March 3, 2017 — Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta seized more than 800 kg of hashish while conducting maritime security operations as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 under the U.S.-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) after conducting a flag verification boarding of a suspicious fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, March 2. MORE