The Turkish Navy handed over command of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) to the Royal Bahrain Navy after conducting a change of command ceremony on Thursday. Captain Yusuf Almannaei, Royal Bahrain Navy, assumed command of CTF 151 from Rear Adm. Emre Sezenler, Turkish Navy, at a ceremony at CMF headquarters […]
Rear Admiral Emre Sezenler, Turkish Navy, Commander of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151), recently visited Jordan to conduct Key Leadership Engagement (KLE) with the leaders of military and civilian organisations involved in maritime security. The first courtesy call was held in Amman with the Turkish Ambassador to Jordan, Mr Murat Karagöz, where productive talks […]
Rear Admiral Emre Sezenler, Turkish Navy, Commander of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151), recently visited Jordan to conduct Key Leadership Engagement (KLE) with the leaders of military and civilian organisations involved in maritime security. The first courtesy call was held in Amman with the Turkish Ambassador to Jordan, Mr Murat Karagöz, where productive talks […]
CMF’s Combined Task Force 151 has led an operation, in close cooperation with EU NAVFOR Somali, to deter, disrupt and deny acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia. With the onset of seasonal weather conditions which are now more suitable for skiffs and small boats, coupled with recent piracy activities in first half of […]
CMF’s Combined Task Force 151 has led an operation, in close cooperation with EU NAVFOR Somali, to deter, disrupt and deny acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia. With the onset of seasonal weather conditions which are now more suitable for skiffs and small boats, coupled with recent piracy activities in first half of […]
CMF’s Combined Task Force 151 has led an operation, in close cooperation with EU NAVFOR Somali, to deter, disrupt and deny acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia. With the onset of seasonal weather conditions which are now more suitable for skiffs and small boats, coupled with recent piracy activities in first half of […]
On 22nd September, whilst conducting Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in the Gulf of Aden, Japanese Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPRA), JN41, detected an skiff named Al Faroq with three armed persons on-board and reported this to Combine Maritime Forces (CMF) at their headquarters in Bahrain. Upon becoming aware of being detected by the MPRA, […]
On 22nd September, whilst conducting Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in the Gulf of Aden, Japanese Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPRA), JN41, detected an un unknown flagged skiff named Al Faroq with three armed persons on-board and reported this to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) at their headquarters in Bahrain. Upon becoming aware of being detected […]
From 1972 until 1993, Dr. Vince Davis served as the Director of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, where I currently work. Before coming to Lexington, Dr. Davis served as an USN aviator and intelligence officer. In 1967, he published the Admirals Lobby, a study of the US […]
YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 11, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) moves into Dry Dock 4 at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka to continue repairs and assess damage sustained from its June 17 collision with a merchant vessel. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th […]