MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) hosted a base-wide ceremony celebrating the 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Oct....

It is the primary base in the region for the naval and marine activities in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), to include when the latter was changed to Operation New Dawn (OND) until the end of the Iraq War.

Naval Support Activity Bahrain operates and sustains superior facilities and services for its tenant commands, their deployed assets and military members, DOD civilian personnel and dependents living in Bahrain. Provides security to ships, aircraft, …

Naval Support Activity Bahrain is one of the military bases owned by the United States Navy outside of the United States of America. In fact, this is a co-base. It is run by the USA, but under the authority, laws and regulations of Bahrain.

Located in the Kingdom of Bahrain, NSA Bahrain is home to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and more than 100 tenant commands.

Naval Support Activity Bahrain is part of Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central and serves approximately 8,300 military personnel, DOD Civilian employees and their families, assigned...

NSA Bahrain provides operational support to U.S. and Coalition Forces operating throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility, ensuring security to ships, aircraft, detachments, and remote sites.

The Royal Bahraini Naval Force (Arabic: القوات البحرية الملكية البحرينية, abbreviated RBNF), also called the Royal Bahraini Navy, [2] is the maritime branch of the Bahrain Defence Force. The RBNF consists of 700 personnel, 35 ships, and two helicopters.

In 1997, the base expanded its facilities and size under the Military Construction Program and became known as Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain. NSA Bahrain now serves as the home of the...

In 1971, when Bahrain achieved full independence, the U.S. Navy leased part of the former British base and named it Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain. The name was changed to Naval Support...