260126-N-WW166-1001 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 26, 2026) A mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle equipped with a mobile-low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system (M-LIDS) launcher fires a counter-unmanned aerial system at a fixed wing target during a training exercise in Bahrain, Jan. 26, 2026. This bilateral training between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the Bahrain Defense Force improves collaboration and interoperability between the U.S. and Bahrain. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsay Lair)
The Pakistan Navy assumed command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, a multinational maritime task force, from the Royal Saudi Navy during a change of command ceremony, presided over by U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw, commander of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Jan. 28.
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw met with Royal Jordanian Armed Forces leaders during a trip to Jordan, Jan. 12-14.
MANAMA, Bahrain --U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw met with the Chief of the General Staff of Kuwait Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Khaled Al-Shariaan and Commander of the Kuwait Naval Force (KNF) Maj. Gen. Saif Al-Hamlan during two separate office calls in Kuwait, Dec. 3.
MANAMA, Bahrain --U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw met with Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) key leaders during a trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Dec. 1-2.
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw met with the Director of the Directorate of Coasts and Borders (QDCB) Maj. Gen. Nasser Jaber Rashid Al-Nuaimi during an office call at Al Daayen Naval Base to reaffirm NAVCENT's commitment to increase its partnership with QDCB, Nov. 19, 2025.
