U.S. Navy Capt. Oliver Herion turned over command of Mixed Process Drive (CTF) 154 to RJNF Capt. Ayman Salem Alnaimat. CTF 154 was established this previous Might, and is one in all 5 operational job forces beneath Mixed Maritime Forces, a multi-national naval partnership of 38 nations, which promotes safety, stability and prosperity throughout roughly 3.2 million sq. miles of worldwide waters, encompassing a number of the world’s most essential transport lanes.
Throughout Herion’s tenure, CTF 154 accomplished almost 30 coaching serials throughout three main coaching occasions: Compass Rose in Bahrain; Southern Readiness within the Seychelles, and Northern Readiness in Jordan. That is along with quite a few key associate engagements and dealing alongside different maritime organizations, such because the European Union Naval Drive.
“Being CMF’s latest job power, we hit the bottom operating with CTF 154 to ship maritime safety enhancement coaching to and with companions” stated Herion, who additionally instructions Process Drive 56, expeditionary fight forces, beneath U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. “By means of CTF 154, we really are higher, stronger and prepared collectively to discourage and counter illegal exercise from non-state actors.”
CTF 154 conducts multinational maritime coaching at areas throughout the Center East, enabling extra CMF partner-nations to take part in coaching alternatives with out ships or plane, significantly throughout programs which are facilitated ashore. It organizes coaching occasions round 5 core areas: maritime consciousness, maritime regulation, maritime interdiction, maritime rescue and help, and management improvement. Every coaching alternative is tailor-made to satisfy associate requests starting from primary to superior ranges. CTF 154’s core employees consists of members from Canada, Egypt, Jordan, Seychelles, Türkiye, and the US.
Alnaimat just lately accomplished a tour on the Royal Command & Workers Faculty. He beforehand served because the intelligence officer in CTF 152, and as a planning employees officer for CMF. He has additionally commanded the Fight Boat Group.
“I stay up for proceed the CTF 154 mission and develop our data sharing amongst our associate nations,” Alnaimat stated. “Our shared mission between international locations proves that nobody nation can do it alone.”
Mixed Maritime Forces, headquartered in Bahrain with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. fifth Fleet, is the most important multinational naval partnership on this planet, with 38 nations dedicated to upholding the worldwide rules-based order at sea.
CMF’s different job forces embody CTF 150 that focuses on maritime safety within the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean; CTF 151, which leads regional counter-piracy efforts; CTF 152, devoted to maritime safety within the Arabian Gulf; and CTF 153 within the Crimson Sea.
