Royal Bahrain Naval Force takes over CTF 152 command

Manama, Aug. 25 (BNA): BDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi attended a ceremony to celebrate the Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) receiving the commanding of the Combined Duty Force (CTF 152) from Kuwait. Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), and Commander of United States Fifth Fleet (C5F) Vice-Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper was present. The RBNF received the commanding of CTF 152 for the first time on March 4, 2008 and the second time on January 6, 2011.