Commander-in-Chief receives newly-appointed US Fifth Fleet Commander

Manama, May 26 (BNA): BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Vice-Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper, the newly-appointed Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), and Commander of United States Fifth Fleet (C5F). The commander-in-chief wished the commander success in his new duties, praising the steady development of the relations between Bahrain and the U.S., across several areas, particularly at the military level.