Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of NAVCENT, U.S. fifth Fleet and Mixed Maritime Forces, hosted Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman Rear Adm. Saif bin Nasser bin Mohsin Al Rahbi and different senior Omani officers for discussions on strengthening regional maritime safety cooperation.
“Oman is a crucial regional maritime companion and it was a pleasure internet hosting discussions on our shared imaginative and prescient for advancing cooperation amongst our forces at sea,” stated Cooper. “We stay up for strengthening our collaboration within the days forward.”
The go to to Bahrain fell on the primary day of an annual Oman-led naval train known as Khunjar Hadd, in and off the coast of Oman. This 12 months, mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13), personnel from a U.S. fifth Fleet expeditionary mine countermeasures unit and a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane are slated to take part.
Along with the Oman and the USA, the weeklong train will embody forces from France, Japan and the UK. Coaching will give attention to mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, maritime interdiction and different mixed naval operations
Whereas on the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, senior Omani officers met with leaders from U.S. fifth Fleet, Mixed Maritimes Forces and the Worldwide Maritime Safety Assemble. Additionally they acquired briefings and toured amenities showcasing unmanned methods the U.S. Navy has built-in into regional maritime operations.
U.S. fifth Fleet’s space of operations encompasses roughly 2.5 million sq. miles of water space and contains the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Purple Sea, elements of the Indian Ocean and three important choke factors on the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Strait of Bab al Mandeb.
