Recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted that there are still risks associated… READ MORE
The Commander of CTF 150, Rear Admiral Olivier Lebas, travelled to Mombasa, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam to engage with… READ MORE
Last week saw a coordinated effort between Combined Task Force 151 (counter-piracy), the Pakistan Navy Fleet Headquarters, and the UK… READ MORE
The Japanese Ambassador to Djibouti visited Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in Bahrain, following a successful port visit by a Japanese… READ MORE
A Combined Maritime Force (CMF) visit to Dubai has given the regional counter-piracy coordinator an opportunity to discuss security issues… READ MORE
Combined Task Force 150 French-led task force continues to disrupt terrorism by suppressing the flow of drugs across the Indian… READ MORE
On 16th May a team of CMF officers, led by Captain Maurizio Pastorino of the Italian Navy, visited the Royal… READ MORE
During the weekend of 13-14 May 2017 CTF151 coordinated a rescue from a sinking Yemeni dhow, Al-Mubarak, in the western… READ MORE
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta has seized more than 250kg of heroin hidden in a dhow transiting the North… READ MORE
The 40th Shared Awareness and De-Confliction (SHADE) conference took place in Bahrain between 25 – 26 April, with military and… READ MORE
On Saturday 6th May 2017, Mr Hiroyuki Miyazawa, visited US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Japanese led Combined… READ MORE
Less than three weeks into its deployment, the FS Surcouf has made its first two narcotics seizures, with back to… READ MORE
Combined Maritime Forces have continued to promote regional cooperation through the process of ‘Key Leader Engagements’. Rear Admiral (RADM) Tatsuya… READ MORE
Italian Navy Frigate ITS Carabiniere port call in Manama The Italian Navy FREMM (European Multi-Mission Frigate) Carabiniere made a port… READ MORE
CTF 150 commemorates ANZAC day with visit to HMAS Arunta and dawn service On 23 April Rear Admiral Lebas, Commander… READ MORE
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) is a 47-nation naval partnership, which exists to promote security, stability and prosperity across approximately 3.2 million square miles of international waters, which encompass some of the world’s most important shipping lanes.