Tag: Combined Maritime Forces

  • Pakistan Passes Command of CTF 150 to the United Kingdom After Short Ceremony in Bahrain

    August 08: On 8th August, a UK led joint staff of Royal Navy and French Marine Nationale assumed command of the maritime security organisation Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 from the […]

  • Canada Concludes Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Mission

    May 30: Canada has concluded Operation Artemis, the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) contribution to counter-terrorism and maritime security operations in Middle Eastern and East African waters. The successful deployment saw […]

  • CTF-150 Seizes Further 5,600kgs of Hashish in Arabian Sea

    May 07 & 10: Royal Australian Navy Ship (HMAS) BALLARAT intercepted another 5,600 Kgs of illicit drugs while conducting patrols in the international waters of the Arabian Sea under the […]

  • Pakistan Navy Takes Command of Maritime Force CTF-150

    April 12: Pakistan Navy took over the command of Combined Maritime Task Force 150 (CTF-150) from Royal Canadian Navy at an impressive change of command ceremony held at Headquarters US […]

  • Two More Narcotics Seizures by HMS Dragon Under CTF-150 Command

    March 14 & 17: Royal Navy warship, HMS Dragon, concluded its operations under the command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 on a high note with two final drug seizures […]

  • CMF first haul of 2019

    More drugs removed from criminals. Combined Maritime Force conducts first seizure of illegal drugs in 2019 MORE success for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Ballarat as the ship […]

  • More dugs for CMF

    Royal Australian Navy nets huge haul of heroin. Combined Maritime Forces conducts fifth seizure of illegal drugs this month Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 900 […]

  • Deterring piracy

    Presence suppresses piracy. Naval Forces, a Major Deterrent to Pirate Activity By Baibhav Mishra Over 20,000 merchant ships, including ten percent of global oil trade, transit the Gulf of Aden […]

  • CMF marks huge drug hauls

    Two huge drug busts in 48 hours. Combined Maritime Forces seizes the largest drug haul in its history HMS Dragon, operating under the Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, has conducted […]

  • Focused Op planned

    New anti-piracy operation planned. CTF 152 Op Nawaf briefing to RFA Cardigan Bay Captain R. G. Anders, Commanding Officer RFA CARDIGAN BAY, hosted Captain Saleh Alfodary Kuwait Coast Guard, Commander […]