Colonel Alaskar and the Kuwait Naval Force hand over command of CTF 152

Colonel Nayef Alaskar of the Kuwait Naval Force has ended his successful tenure in charge of Combined Task Force (CTF) 152.
2nd Commanders Conference of 2016 held in Bahrain

The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Commanders Conference took place in Bahrain on 6 September 16.
CTF 152 open their new HQ

The Commander of Combined Task Force (CCTF 152) Colonel Alasker has opened his new CTF 152 Headquarters (HQ) with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Bahrain.
CMF is a global maritime partnership aligned in common purpose
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Singapore handover to Korea at CTF 151 Change of Command Ceremony

The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy has taken command of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 after conducting a handover ceremony with the Republic of Singapore Navy. CTF 151’s principal mission is to suppress piracy in the maritime environment.
Senior British military figure visits CMF HQ

The most senior British military officer visited Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters in Bahrain this month.
CCTF 151 recognises the contributions of the JMSDF

CCTF 151 Rear Admiral (RAdm) Cheong visited Captain Shinichi Kawabata, the Commander of the Japanese P3 Deployment Air-force for Counter Piracy Enforcement (DAPE), at the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) facility in Djibouti.
CCTF 151 meets with their Omani maritime partners

Commander Combined Task Force (CCTF) 151 Rear Admiral (RAdm) Ken Cheong met RAdm Abdullah bin Khamis bin Abdullah al-Raisi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman and Brigadier Badr Al Zadgali, Commander of the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard during a visit to Oman.
CCTF 152 carries out KLE with UAE

Commander Combined Task Force (CCTF) 152 Colonel Nayef Alasker has met with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy and Coast Guard to discuss the challenges faced during maritime security operations in the Arabian Gulf.
CMF Commanders come together

The Commanders from the three Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Combined Task Forces (CTFs) have met this month to discuss maritime security.