The US maintains its own significant presence in the region via the Fifth Fleet which is based out of nearby Bahrain.

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The 2022 International Maritime Exercise (IMX) began last week with a ceremony at the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. IMX, led by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is ...

In Bahrain, Harris will then visit the headquarters of the US 5th Fleet, before moving on to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, home to US Air Force fighters It is believed that in Germany Harris ...

In addition to UK forces, the Kingdom is home to Naval Support Activity Bahrain (or NSA Bahrain), housing the US Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth Fleet.

MANAMA, Bahrain — A recent U.S.-led maritime exercise ... George Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet, said Thursday. “Cyberattacks are a great example of ...

The Fifth Fleet's area of responsibility is the western Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. Its home base is in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Earlier, it was reported that another US Navy ship ...

Bahrain also plays host to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet as well as the Royal Navy base. It is the only Gulf country that is formally part of the US-UK coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea ...