Oct. 9, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard Ships Visit Pakistan

MANAMA, Bahrain — Two U.S. Coast Guards ships visited Karachi, Pakistan, for a scheduled port call Oct. 6-9.

Oct. 9, 2022

UK Frigate Seizes $45 Million Illegal Drug Shipment

MANAMA, Bahrain — A frigate from the United Kingdom Royal Navy seized 870 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth an estimated $45 million from a fishing vessel in the Middle East, Oct. 2.

Oct. 7, 2022

U.S., UK Navies Conduct Unmanned Exercise in Arabian Gulf

MANAMA, Bahrain — Naval forces from the United States and United Kingdom conducted a bilateral exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 7, which featured the use of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence to enhance maritime monitoring by crewed ships and operators ashore.

Oct. 6, 2022

CMF Hosts Maritime Security Conference in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain — Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) hosted senior military leaders from 38 nations during a four-day maritime security conference in Bahrain, Oct. 3-6.

Oct. 4, 2022

Joint Force firepower

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, SAUDI ARABIA — At Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Air Force has an agreement letter with the Royal Saudi Air Force, allowing the 378th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron to utilize the firing range three days a week. So instead of forcing the U.S. Army to get their own letter, the sister services agreed, they’ll not only work together but train together and defend PSAB as an interoperable Joint Force.

Sept. 29, 2022

U.S. Navy Warship Seizes $10 Million in Drugs in Gulf of Oman

MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer seized 7,200 kilograms of hashish worth an estimated $10 million from a fishing vessel transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 28.

Sept. 28, 2022

Saudi Arabia Expands Maritime Partnership with International Coalition

MANAMA, Bahrain — Saudi Arabia’s western naval fleet began operating for the first time with the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) in the Red Sea, Sept. 27, signaling an expanded partnership between the multinational coalition and Royal Saudi Naval Forces.

Sept. 27, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard in Middle East Seizes $85 Million in Heroin

MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized an estimated $85 million worth of heroin from a fishing vessel while patrolling the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 27, representing the largest illegal drug interdiction in the Middle East by international naval forces this year.

Sept. 25, 2022

Bahrain, U.S. Sharpen Maritime Skills at Sea

MANAMA, Bahrain — MANAMA, Bahrain - The U.S. Navy enjoys a decades-long partnership with the Kingdom of Bahrain based on shared commitment to maritime security and stability in the Middle East. Regional waters are very dynamic and have central importance to global trade.

Sept. 23, 2022

AFCENT commander conducts first round of regional partner engagements

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, travelled across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to meet with multiple U.S. embassy, coalition, regional, and U.S. military leaders Aug. 16 to Sep. 7, 2022.