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Task Force 57 Holds Change of Command Ceremony
April 14, 2025 - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force (TF) 57 welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, April 14.
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February 23, 2025 - Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 153 and the United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) have remained ‘ready together’ as they safeguard maritime security in the Red Sea.
International Maritime Exercise 2025 Concludes
February 20, 2025 - The Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, concluded during a closing ceremony here, Feb 20.
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February 19, 2025 - Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin, Jr. (WPC-1147) and the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) rescued seven mariners from a disabled vessel in the international waters of the Central Arabian Gulf, Feb. 18.
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February 11, 2025 - A U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter, working in direct support of New Zealand-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized nearly 2,400 kilograms of illegal drugs from a vessel in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 7.
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IMX 19 Command Post Operation
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet
Oct. 31, 2019 | 9:32
Video of operations during Command Post Exercise (CPX) at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, featuring visit from VADM James Malloy, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces. Also featuring Royal Saudi Naval Forces Rear Adm. Abdullah Al-Shammary, Deputy Commander of International Maritime Exercise 2019 (IMX 19). The Command Post Exercise simulated a multi-day command and control effort, which was designed to help representatives from participating nations exercise their ability to plan and execute mission requirements from a centralized location in simulated field conditions. IMX 19 is a multinational engagement involving partners and allies from around the world designed to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experiences across the full spectrum of defensive maritime operations. The exercise serves to demonstrate global resolve in maintaining regional security and stability, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce from the Suez Canal south to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait through the Strait of Hormuz to the Northern Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Okula)
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U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is responsible for approximately 2.5 million square miles of area including the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea. The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s mission is to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts, and strengthen partner nations' maritime capabilities in order to promote security and stability in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.