A 🇺🇸 U.S. Coast Guard cutter, working in direct support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized nearly 400 kilograms of illegal drugs from a dhow in the Arabian Sea, April 4.

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🇨🇦 Captain(N) Colin Matthews, Commander of Combined Task Force 150 met with Rear Admiral Sofiayan and Rear Admiral Akmal of the 🇮🇩 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL) in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 March.

Together they discussed the shared goals of the Combined…

The 🇺🇸 U.S. Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force 153 to the 🇮🇹 Italian Navy during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces headquarters in Bahrain, April 3.

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🇧🇷 Brazilian-led CTF 151 received an honorable visit from the crew of 🇯🇵 Japanese Ship Sazanami, ahead of touring JS Sazanami, Mar 10.

This visit provided a unique opportunity to carry out a valuable exchange of knowledge and experiences, promoting a deeper between nations and…

Commander of Brazilian-led CTF 151, 🇧🇷 RADM Antonio Braz, met with a 🇬🇧 UKMTO representative in a collaborative meeting on maritime security, Mar 7.

RADM Antonio Braz provided an overview of CTF 151's focused operations, aimed at deterring piracy and promoting maritime security…

🇧🇷 Rear Admiral Antonio Braz, Commander of Combined Task Force 151, and Mr David O'Connell, Western Indian Ocean Regional Programme Co-ordinator of the UNODC Global Maritime Crime Program, met to address maritime security issues, Feb 27.

Discussions centered around combating…

The world's largest maritime partnership, Combined Maritime Forces, welcomes Poland 🇵🇱 as its 42nd member!
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Operation Northern Readiness concluded with a closing ceremony on 22 February, presided over by RJNF CAPT Ayman Alnaimat, Commander of CTF 154, and representatives of the Royal Jordanian Navy.

“Operation Northern Readiness 2024 reinforced the serials conducted during the…

Used to increase the efficiency of a force, uncrewed systems are being deployed across navies worldwide.

Personnel from Bahrain-based Task Force 59 attended Operation Northern Readiness to brief participants on how they are currently employing uncrewed systems. They also gave…

Still a vital skill required by navies, divers can be deployed for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), deep sea diving and EOD equipment maintenance.

As part of Operation Northern Readiness, divers from a range of nations ventured into the Gulf of Aqaba to share expertise, diving…

Nations participating in Operation Northern Readiness had the opportunity to sail aboard a variety of Royal Jordanian Navy ships to practice man overboard and towing drills.

The ability to efficiently and smoothly recover personnel lost overboard is a key skill that is…

Critical to all navies, the law of the sea was a key focus for Operation Northern Readiness.

Representatives from Combined Maritime Forces, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and EUNAVFOR gave lectures on a range of topics on the law of the sea to all…

Royal Jordanian Navy personnel led Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercises for Operation Northern Readiness to share their best working practices.

Skills such as deploying a wire ladder to board a ship, evacuating a casualty from ship to an ambulance and search…

From 18 – 22 Feb, Jordan-led Combined Task Force 154 executed Operation Northern Readiness for the second time in Aqaba, Jordan.

The operation was the largest scale event in CTF 154 history, with approximately 150 participants, facilitators and observers from 11 countries and 3…

On Feb 8, 🇰🇷 ROKS Yang Manchoon and 🇪🇸 ESPS Victoria took part in a joint exercise, bringing together assets from Combined Task Force 151 and EUNAVFOR. During the exercise, the ships practiced establishing communication between coalition ships and sailing in formation.…

Commander CTF 154, 🇯🇴 CAPT Ayman Alnaimat, from Royal Jordanian Navy, met with the Commander of the Royal Bahraini Naval Force 🇧🇭 RADM Ahmed M. AL Bin Ali on Feb 8 at the Royal Bahrain Navy Headquarters.

Both commanders expressed their appreciation for the efforts of CMF & the…

To enhance relationships between personnel serving in the region from 🇸🇦 Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the 🇬🇧 Royal Navy, the Commander of Combined Task Force 152 met with the Commanding Officer of HMS MIDDLETON, who recently participated in CTF 152’s exercise SEA FALCON.

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Commander Combined Task Force 154, 🇯🇴 CAPT Ayman Alnaimat, met with Bahrain Coast Guard Commander, 🇧🇭 BRIG Jassim Mohammed Al ghatam on February 7 at the Bahrain Coast Guard Headquarters.
 
Both commanders discussed Maritime Security Enhancement Training and Bahraini coast Guard…

On February 5, 🇧🇷 Rear Admiral Antonio Braz, Commander of the Combined Task Force 151, and 🇯🇵 Her Excellency Ms. Okai Asako, Ambassador of Japan to Bahrain, met to discuss the collaboration between Japan and CTF 151.

This meeting serves as a testament to the strong partnership…

'As a nation with one of the largest merchant fleets in the world, the aims of Operation Prosperity Guardian - to bring military presence into the region to reassure shipping, ensure freedom of navigation and uphold international law - are very much in Norway's interests. It is…