U.S. Air Power Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost met with naval leaders together with Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of NAVCENT, U.S. fifth Fleet and Mixed Maritime Forces. She additionally met with protection logistics personnel stationed in Bahrain and acknowledged high performers throughout an outside ceremony.
“You possibly can’t do something with out logisticians,” Van Ovost instructed two Sailors and a U.S. Army civilian workers member to whom she offered problem cash. “The mission cannot be performed with out you. Thanks for doing what you do to help everybody throughout such an unlimited area.”
Following the ceremony, Van Ovost held a roundtable dialogue with representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Bahrain, NAVCENT, Protection Logistics Company and native Navy and Army logistics instructions.
Van Ovost additionally met with members of U.S. fifth Fleet’s unmanned methods and synthetic intelligence process power, Activity Power 59. The unit’s workers briefed her on new initiatives throughout a tour of the Robotics Operations Middle.
“It’s unimaginable to see the growth of innovation and I’m wanting ahead to strengthening our collaboration,” stated Van Ovost.
U.S. Transportation Command is one among 11 U.S. combatant instructions. Headquartered in Illinois, the command ensures U.S. navy mobility platforms and models are postured to satisfy world missions, together with coordinating entry, basing and overflight authorizations with companions within the U.S. Central Command space of duty.
NAVCENT forces function throughout the Center East area, together with within 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 Bab al-Mandeb.
