Making certain maritime safety and stability domestically requires greater than written agreements and handshakes. The mission wants expert Sailors who’re educated in working their vessels amid the area’s huge geography and difficult local weather.
This week, Sailors from the Royal Bahrain Naval Power joined the crew of patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) for a three-day skilled change that ended Sept. 21. Bahraini and U.S. crewmembers mentioned finest practices for engineering, search and rescue, injury management and weapons dealing with throughout coaching alternatives ashore and at sea.
Chinook’s operations officer, Lt. j.g. Elijah Jackowitz, felt coaching at sea was significantly useful.
“It was eye opening to work with our Bahraini companions,” mentioned Jackowitz. “I discovered from them simply as a lot as they discovered from us. We obtained to share how we function underway on the bridge and conduct boat ops, man overboard drills and gun shoots – issues that we are able to do at sea.”
In March, Bahrain inaugurated 5 patrol coastal ships into the Royal Bahrain Naval Power that have been beforehand operated by the U.S. Navy. The shut ties between the maritime forces improve bilateral cooperation and interoperability.
In the course of the first day of working together with his Bahraini counterparts, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Brian Miranda-Perez led a coaching occasion with a tool on the ship known as a “J-bar,” which is used to hoist personnel out of the water.
“Being from Puerto Rico, English isn’t my first language,” mentioned Miranda-Perez. “I’m used to working with language obstacles, so I attempted to make the engagement as easy and interactive as attainable. There have been a lot of questions and everybody was very concerned.”
On the second day, Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Nathan Rattelade mentioned strategies for safely dealing with and capturing shipboard weapons, together with the MK 38 Mod 2 25mm machine gun system.
“I’ve been a part of different exchanges like this with the Royal Bahrain Naval Power,” mentioned Rattlelade. “I feel this helps solidify {our relationships} within the area, and likewise it helps me find out about different cultures.”
The ultimate day of exchanges coated subjects on injury management and deal with hazardous materials aboard a ship.
“It was superior to get to indicate them how we do enterprise and get perception into how they do enterprise as a result of we drive the identical kind of ship,” mentioned Jackowitz. “We’re based mostly of their dwelling nation and I consider the U.S. Navy will get stronger the extra we strengthen our partnerships all through the area.”
