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A 33-foot Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) Harbor Security Boat (HSB), attached to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, responds to a small boat probe attack during a force protection drill, Sept. 29, 2025. Force Protection drills are critical to reinforce and refine pre-planned responses and standard operating procedures in response to various potential threats. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of the Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Bryan Blair)
NSA Bahrain Harbor Patrol Unit Drills
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Last week, U.S. Army Central trained alongside Jordanian partners in the United States at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana. U.S forces across CENTCOM are at our best when training shoulder to shoulder with partners.
U.S. Army Central trains with Jordanian partners at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana
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U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted the fourth iteration of the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center at the Shamal 2 Range near the King Khalid Military Center in northern Saudi Arabia Sept. 7-18, 2025. This exercise represented the culmination of rapid prototyping and integrated defensive tactics developed since the inaugural U.S.-Saudi experimental demonstration in 2023.
Red Sands 25 in Saudi Arabia
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U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted the fourth iteration of the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center at the Shamal 2 Range near the King Khalid Military Center in northern Saudi Arabia Sept. 7-18, 2025. This exercise represented the culmination of rapid prototyping and integrated defensive tactics developed since the inaugural U.S.-Saudi experimental demonstration in 2023.
Red Sands 25 in Saudi Arabia
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U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 17, 2025) U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Maritime Engagement Team and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces participate in a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operation aboard Royal Jordanian Naval Forces vessels in the Gulf of Aqaba, Sept. 17, 2025, during exercise INFINITE DEFENDER 25. INFINITE DEFENDER 25 is an annual, bilateral explosive ordnance disposal and maritime security exercise between U.S. 5th Fleet and the Royal Jordanian Navy to enhance mutual capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hans Williams)
Bilateral Maritime Exercise Infinite Defender 25
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U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 17, 2025) U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Maritime Engagement Team and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces participate in a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operation aboard a Royal Jordanian Naval Forces vessel in the Gulf of Aqaba, Sept. 17, 2025, during exercise INFINITE DEFENDER 25. INFINITE DEFENDER 25 is an annual, bilateral explosive ordnance disposal and maritime security exercise between U.S. 5th Fleet and the Royal Jordanian Navy to enhance mutual capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hans Williams)
Bilateral Maritime Exercise Infinite Defender 25
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B-roll package includes a combination of take off, aerial maneuvers, and landing cockpit footage, varying from natural speed to 1.5x and 4x natural speed, both in horizontal and vertical orientation, featuring U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew ‘CZAR’ Szabo, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, Sept. 10, 2025. BRIGHT STAR 25 enhances joint readiness and reinforces partner nations’ ability to integrate seamlessly in complex operational environments. By aligning tactics, techniques and procedures, U.S. and partner forces increase their capacity to deter aggression, improving lethality, confidence and cohesion among multinational service members. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Kevin Dunkleberger)
BRIGHT STAR 25: USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon Sortie - ‘CZAR’
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A 33-foot Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) Harbor Security Boat (HSB), attached to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, responds to a small boat probe attack during a force protection drill, Sept. 29, 2025. Force Protection drills are critical to reinforce and refine pre-planned responses and standard operating procedures in response to various potential threats. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of the Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Bryan Blair)
Last week, U.S. Army Central trained alongside Jordanian partners in the United States at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana. U.S forces across CENTCOM are at our best when training shoulder to shoulder with partners.
U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted the fourth iteration of the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center at the Shamal 2 Range near the King Khalid Military Center in northern Saudi Arabia Sept. 7-18, 2025. This exercise represented the culmination of rapid prototyping and integrated defensive tactics developed since the inaugural U.S.-Saudi experimental demonstration in 2023.
U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted the fourth iteration of the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center at the Shamal 2 Range near the King Khalid Military Center in northern Saudi Arabia Sept. 7-18, 2025. This exercise represented the culmination of rapid prototyping and integrated defensive tactics developed since the inaugural U.S.-Saudi experimental demonstration in 2023.
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 17, 2025) U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Maritime Engagement Team and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces participate in a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operation aboard Royal Jordanian Naval Forces vessels in the Gulf of Aqaba, Sept. 17, 2025, during exercise INFINITE DEFENDER 25. INFINITE DEFENDER 25 is an annual, bilateral explosive ordnance disposal and maritime security exercise between U.S. 5th Fleet and the Royal Jordanian Navy to enhance mutual capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hans Williams)
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 17, 2025) U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Maritime Engagement Team and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces participate in a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operation aboard a Royal Jordanian Naval Forces vessel in the Gulf of Aqaba, Sept. 17, 2025, during exercise INFINITE DEFENDER 25. INFINITE DEFENDER 25 is an annual, bilateral explosive ordnance disposal and maritime security exercise between U.S. 5th Fleet and the Royal Jordanian Navy to enhance mutual capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hans Williams)
B-roll package includes a combination of take off, aerial maneuvers, and landing cockpit footage, varying from natural speed to 1.5x and 4x natural speed, both in horizontal and vertical orientation, featuring U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew ‘CZAR’ Szabo, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, Sept. 10, 2025. BRIGHT STAR 25 enhances joint readiness and reinforces partner nations’ ability to integrate seamlessly in complex operational environments. By aligning tactics, techniques and procedures, U.S. and partner forces increase their capacity to deter aggression, improving lethality, confidence and cohesion among multinational service members. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Kevin Dunkleberger)

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America participates in RAS with USNS Washington Chambers
170911-N-GC965-167 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 11, 2017) Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) organize pallets of supplies on the ship’s flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ramon Go/Released)
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