190815-A-HZ000-1332 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 13-16, 2019) Coastal patrol ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) conducts visit, board, search and seizure operations. Sirocco is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations
to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Benjamin Castro/Released)
Vice Adm. Jim Malloy, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces visited Landside Base Daayen, in Al Daayen, Qatar, for its grand opening, July 14.
The U.S. Navy, Iraqi Navy, Kuwait Naval Force and Kuwait Coast Guard completed a Kuwait, Iraq and U.S. trilateral exercise (TRILAT) in the Northern Arabian Gulf, June 29.
The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, June 24, relieving the Kearsarge ARG and 22nd MEU.
