Eight Yemeni navy personnel, in two small boats, sailed from Socotra Island, in theArabian Gulf, to Abd Kori Island, 85 nm west of Socotra, before running into difficulties, Mar16. USS Halsey, locates and assists Yemeni mariners adrift in the Arabian Gulf for 65 hours. Due to harsh weather and poor visibility, the mariners drifted off …
Read more »Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Director Operations, Capt. Bruce Legge, Royal Australian Navy attended the 3rd Maritime Security & Anti-Piracy Conference, in Athens, Greece, Mar. 7-9. Capt. Bruce Legge Royal Australian Navy, Director of Operations Combined Maritime Forces, addresses delegates at the 3rd Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Conference, Athens, Greece. The three day conference was attended …
Read more »It is estimated that more than 145 representatives from navies, law enforcement agencies, the shipping industry and various governments met in Bahrain, to discuss counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. Over 145 delegates from navies, law enforcement agencies, and the shipping industry met to discuss counter-piracy operations at the 23rd SHADE …
Read more »It is estimated that more than 145 representatives from navies, law enforcement agencies, the shipping industry and various governments met in Bahrain, to discuss counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. Over 145 delegates from navies, law enforcement agencies, and the shipping industry met to discuss counter-piracy operations at the 23rd SHADE …
Read more »Representatives of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) attended a recent International Counter-Piracy and Escort Operations Symposium, held in Nanjing, China, Feb.22-23. Military officers from more than 20 nations gathered at the Chinese Naval Command College, to discuss issues ranging from coordination of naval operations to logistics support. The work of CMF generated much interest, in …
Read more »Yemeni Coast Guards recently embarked HMS Daring and HMAS Parramatta to observe maritime security operation Scimitar Anzac, conducted in the vicinity of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) conducted this Scimitar Anzac to further ensure the safe, unimpeded passage of merchant shipping through this key strategic waterway. The routine …
Read more »Commander of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF151) Commodore Aage Buur Jensen, currently embarked with the USS Halsey, visited the Russian Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Tributs on Feb. 19 Jensen met with his counterpart in the Russian Task Force, Commander Captain Ildar Ahmerov. RFS Admiral Tributs is currently the flagship of the Russian Task Force in the …
Read more »Exercise Stakenet, one of a series of routinely planned Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) exercises recently completed, Feb, 9. The exercise began on Feb.5 in the northern Arabian Gulf and featured active participation by Kuwaiti Naval Ships (KNS) Al Nokhetha and Maskan, the guided missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones and USS Sterett, patrol craft USS …
Read more »Exercise Stakenet, one of a series of routinely planned Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) exercises recently completed, Feb, 9. The exercise began on Feb.5 in the northern Arabian Gulf and featured active participation by Kuwaiti Naval Ships (KNS) Al Nokhetha and Maskan, the guided missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones and USS Sterett, patrol craft USS …
Read more »Exercise Stakenet, one of a series of routinely planned Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) exercises recently completed, Feb, 9. The exercise began on Feb.5 in the northern Arabian Gulf and featured active participation by Kuwaiti Naval Ships (KNS) Al Nokhetha and Maskan, the guided missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones and USS Sterett, patrol craft USS …
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