Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of NAVCENT, U.S. fifth Fleet and Mixed Maritime Forces, welcomed His Excellency, Mr. Eli Cohen; His Excellency Mr. Eitan Na’eh, the Israeli ambassador to Bahrain; and The Honorable Mr. Steven Bondy, U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, and different senior officers at his headquarters aboard Naval Assist Exercise Bahrain.
“Because the Israeli Overseas Minister, I’m honored to face right here in the present day on the 5th Fleet in Bahrain,” Cohen mentioned. “The cooperation with Israel and participation of Israel in regional safety is a vital final result of the Abraham Accords. Within the face of widespread challenges, allow us to do not forget that our shared dedication to peace and stability is aware of no boundaries. Collectively, we will chart a course in the direction of a safer, extra affluent future for our area and past.”
“This go to highlights the significance of U.S. fifth Fleet’s decades-long partnership with the Kingdom of Bahrain and underscores our increasing partnership with Israel two years on from the alignment of Israel to U.S. Central Command,” mentioned Cooper. “We’re all the time at our greatest once we work along with our worldwide companions.”
The international minister’s go to comes days after the two-year anniversary of Israel’s realignment below U.S. Central Command’s space of accountability, Sept. 1, 2021.
U.S. fifth Fleet has carried out almost 20 bilateral and multilateral engagements with Israeli forces because the realignment. Each navies have accomplished a number of joint patrols within the Gulf of Aqaba, Pink Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Israeli Navy and U.S. 5th Fleet just lately accomplished Train Intrinsic Defender in Haifa, Israel. The 2-week bilateral train enhanced navy-to-navy cooperation and operational readiness, and included engagements on explosive ordnance disposal, mine countermeasures, maritime and world well being administration, underwater building, maritime surveillance and vessel boarding procedures.
The U.S. fifth Fleet space of operations encompasses roughly 2.5 million sq. miles of water space and consists of the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pink Sea, components of the Indian Ocean and three vital choke factors on the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Strait of Bab al Mandeb.
