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Exercise Neon Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Bahrain Defence Force. The Bahrain

Forces from the Kingdom of Bahrain and the US began a 10-day military exercise Neon Defender in and off the coast of Bahrain on 8 May.

Efforts to restore confidence between the U.S. and the Arab Gulf states took a first step with the recent formation of a new naval task force, known as the Combined Maritime Forces-153 (CMF-153), to improve maritime security in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Aden, including the hotspot of Yemen. Established in mid-April, the new task force intends to target weapons smuggling for Ansar Allah, as the Houthi militias are officially known, as well as human trafficking and the drug trade...

Efforts to restore confidence between the U.S. and the Arab Gulf states took a first step with the recent formation of a new naval task force, known as the Combined Maritime Forces-153 (CMF-153), to improve maritime security in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Aden, including the hotspot of Yemen. Established in mid-April, the new task force intends to target weapons smuggling for Ansar Allah, as the Houthi militias are officially known, as well as human trafficking and the drug trade...

TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com Bahrain Defence Force...

MANAMA, Bahrain — The new commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) visited U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, April 29, to see firsthand how the Navy is integrating unmanned systems

The US last month established a new Combined Task Force 153 within the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East to focus on the Red Sea. The new task force reflects growing international interest in the Red Sea area. The Combined Maritime Forces was established in 2001 and today includes 34 member states. It is headquartered in Bahrain, along with US Naval Forces Central

TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com Staff Reporter The new...

Cipher Brief Senior National Security Columnist Walter Pincus focuses on what we know about future maritime wars and how they'll be fought

Combined Maritime Forces has established a new, fourth international naval task force to strengthen maritime security in the Red Sea region.