Egyptian Navy Pays Visit to CMF

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) hosted an Egyptian delegation during the port visit, at the CMF Headquarters on Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

On May 4, Rear Admiral Ahmed Mafereh and Rear Admiral Gamal Ibrahim accompanied by the Commanding Officers of the visiting ships were hosted by Vice Admiral Miller, Commander Combined Maritime Forces. The purpose of this visit was to explore opportunities for potential Egyptian interaction with CMF and lay the framework for possible future Egyptian participation with CMF.

Combined Maritime Forces is a professional naval force comprised of 30 nations who focus on Maritime Security Operations and work together to deny the use of the seas for terror and other illicit activity. From its headquarters in Bahrain, CMF provides direction and support for numerous ships and aircraft across a huge area of water, from the Arabian Gulf to the Suez Canal, from Pakistan to Kenya.

After the tour of the CMF headquarters, the visiting Admirals toured the operational areas of Combined Task Forces’ 151 and 152 to see how the day to day planning of CMF naval forces is handled. Commodore Suliman Al Enazi from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the Commander CTF152 and Commodore Asif Hameed Siddiqui Pakistan Navy the Commander CTF151 graciously hosted the tour of their facilities.

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