Commander-in-Chief receives Commander of the US 5th Fleet

Manama, Nov. 18 (BNA): BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command of the fifth fleet, Vice Admiral Samuel Paparo. Defense Affairs Minister Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi, was present. The commander-in-chief praised the historical relations between the two countries, and the development witnessed by that relationship at all levels, especially the military field.