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Combined Maritime Forces chairs the 35th SHADE counter-piracy conference
01 Apr 15, the 35th SHADE conference convened in Bahrain to discuss counter-piracy efforts. This unique gathering held quarterly allowed over 120 representatives from the commercial shipping industry...
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CTF 150 meets at sea with TF 473
Combined Task Force (CTF) 150’s flagship, French Ship (FS) Var, had on-going interactions in the North Arabian Sea, with Task Force (TF) 473, the French Carrier battle group. The two Task Force...
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Commander Combined Task Force 151 strengthens ties with Royal Saudi Naval Force
Commander Combined Task Force 151 (CCTF150) Commodore Asif Hameed Siddique recently visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a Key Leadership Engagement (KLE) to continue the interoperability of...
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Egyptian Naval Officers visit Combined Maritime Forces
The Egyptian Navy recently visited Bahrain with a four ship training task group to participate in an exercise with the Royal Bahrain Navy. Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) was pleased to host a visit by...
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CTF150 French and British ships meet at sea
Combined Task Force 150’s (CTF-150) flagship, French Ship (FS) Var, had on-going interactions in the Indian Ocean, with Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Richmond, who has been operating in direct support to...
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Japan Makes History as it Takes the Lead of Combined Task Force 151
Japan made history yesterday, Sunday 31 May, as it took command of a multi-national task force for the first time since the Second World War. The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force will lead Combined...
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Newcastle finds replenishment support from the French
As the sun rose over the Mozambique Channel on May 18, Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Newcastle, steamed towards a rendezvous with French Ship (FS) Var to conduct replenishment at sea (RAS). Both...
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Commander CTF-150 visits HMNZS Te Kaha
Commander Combined Task Force 150 (CCTF-150) visited Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) Te Kaha, an Anzac class frigate. She is currently attached to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), in the...
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U.S. COAST GUARD PROVIDES COUNTER-NARCOTICS AND VBSS WORKUPS FOR COMBINED...
The United States Coast guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) has a team of consummate professionals that provide subject matter expert exchanges (SMEEs) focused on Visit, Board, Search and...
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HMAS Newcastle undertakes Boarding Training with NCIS and USCG Based in Bahrain.
Members of Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Newcastle recently undertook extensive forensic boarding training from the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)...
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Australian and New Zealand ships seize half billion in narcotics
Maritime security operations by Australian and New Zealand frigates operating in the Middle East region over the past six weeks have seized almost 1,000 kilograms of narcotics worth an estimated $USD...
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HMNZS TE KAHA dents illegal drug trafficking off the coast of Africa
Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) Te Kaha commanded by Commander Simon Griffiths RNZN, has seized 257Kg of high purity heroin with a United States street value of $164.5m. Narcotics laid on on the...
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Combined Task Force seizes 981Kg of heroin off East coast of Africa with a...
After several weeks of coordinated effort, Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, under the leadership of Captain Crignola, French Navy, has seized 981Kg of highly purified heroin from drug smugglers off the...
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Combined Task Force 150 seizes 981kg of Heroin off East Coast of Africa with...
After several weeks of coordinated effort, Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, under the leadership of Captain Crignola, French Navy, has seized 981kg of highly purified heroin from drug smugglers off the...
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International Maritime Community Works Together to Counter Piracy at SHADE
Representatives of the international maritime community met in Bahrain on Tuesday to discuss counter-piracy efforts at the 36th SHADE conference. The Shared Awareness & Deconfliction (SHADE)...
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CTF-150 meets at sea with EU Naval Force Somalia
While navigating off the Somali coast, Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 flagship, French Ship (FS) Var, linked up with two Spanish ships from the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Somalia otherwise...
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More success against drug smuggling for CTF-150 units
Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Newcastle, which is deployed in direct support to Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 operations has seized and destroyed an additional 581kgs of high purity Heroin, with...
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French ships involved in counter-terrorism missions and Djibouti Navy...
Captain René-Jean Crignola, Commander, Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), visited La Fayette class, French Frigate (FF) Surcouf, in order to meet Commanding Officer, Commander (Cdr) Thomas Fraïoli. The...
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CTF-150 coordinates units action to provide help to mariners in need
Mid-June 2015 saw Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 coordinate ships involved in maritime security operations to provide help to mariners in need in the Gulf of Aden. On board German catamaran Tukan, some...
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Commander CTF-150 meets Saudi Naval authorities in Jeddah
In June 2015, French Ship (FS) Var, which is hosting CTF-150 commander Captain Crignola and his staff, stopped in Jeddah for a three days port visit. This was the opportunity for Captain Crignola to...
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