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USS Mitscher aids stricken Dhow
GULF OF ADEN – Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), assigned to the CMF’s counter-piracy mission Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, repaired a vessel in distress in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 17.
Posted in CMF HQ, CTF 151
Tagged CMF, Counter-piracy, CTF-151, fishermen, Gulf Security Cooperation, Mitscher, Regional Engagement, USA
United Arab Emirates assumes Command of Combined Task Force 152
United Arab Emirates Navy, Colonel Tariq al Zaabi relieved Royal Bahraini Navy Brigadier General Isa Hamad al Doseri Commander, Combined Task Force (CTF)152 during a change of command ceremony held at the port facility, UAE Mar. 11. The ceremony transferred … Continue reading
Posted in CTF 152
Tagged Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Commdore Fraser, counter-terrorism, CTF-152, Gulf Security Cooperation, Regional Engagement, UK
HMS Iron Duke hosts Kuwaiti Staff College
In a long-planned engagement, HMS Iron Duke visited Kuwait while on deployment in the Northern Arabian Gulf to play host to 90 students during Kuwait’s Joint Command and Staff College’s ‘Sea Days’. The event, which is a regular feature in … Continue reading
Posted in CTF 152
Tagged CTF-152, Gulf Security Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance, Kuwait, UK
Ready Together – Exercise Goalkeeper 11- 01
After planning had taken place for many months, ships from Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and the US conducted Exercise Goalkeeper 11-01 in the Central and Southern Arabian Gulf to train across the spectrum of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). Led … Continue reading
Ships urged to take easy measure against pirates
Article from “The National” UAE. Military liaison groups are urging ships in the UAE and the surrounding region to report their whereabouts as a precaution against the expanding reach of Somali pirates. Following such practice will allow ships to receive … Continue reading
Posted in CMF HQ, CTF 151
Tagged Best Management Practice, Gulf Security Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance
HMAS Stuart on Task Once Again
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ANZAC Class Frigate, HMAS STUART, left its home port of Sydney prior to the New Year to relieve HMAS MELBOURNE as Australia’s contribution to the Combined Maritime Force. As part of the Combined Maritime Force, … Continue reading
Posted in CTF 150
Tagged Arabian Gulf, Australia, counter-terrorism, Gulf Security Cooperation, HMS Stuart, Humanitarian Assistance
Bahrain Assumes Command of Combined Task Force 152
Command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 today passed from Kuwait to Bahrain at a ceremony at the Royal Bahrain Naval Base. Brigadier General Jassim al Ansari of the Kuwait Naval Force was succeeded as commander by Colonel Isa Al … Continue reading
CTF 152: Kuwaiti Command Period In Focus
Combined Task Force 152 (CTF 152), the Gulf security and cooperation mission of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), has been commanded by Kuwait since 9 May 2010. Brigadier General Jassim Al-Ansari of the Kuwait Navy assumed command from Colonel Tariq Khalfan … Continue reading
CTF 152 Aids Stranded Iranian Mariners
USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) located and provided assistance to two Iranian mariners who were spotted floating in a life raft in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 18. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) contacted Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) at … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabian Gulf, CMF, CTF-152, Gulf Security Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance, USA
HMS Somerset hands over to HMS Cumberland in Bahrain
British Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland was at Mina Salman, Bahrain, on November 1-2, for the start of her deployment to the Gulf. The 5,300-tonne frigate will undertake maritime security duties with Combined Task Force 152 (CTF-152), an … Continue reading
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Tagged CMF, CTF-152, Gulf Security Cooperation, HMS SOMERSET, Maritime Security Operations, UK
