Tag: Combined Maritime Forces

  • Yemen: Iranian arms confirmed?

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    More evidence of Iranian involvement in Yemen arms smuggling. Arms Seized Off Coast of Yemen Appear to Have Been Made in Iran By C. J. CHIVERS and ERIC SCHMITT Photographs […]

  • Piracy lessons learned

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    What can the lessons of naval cooperation in countering piracy off Somalia teach us? Lessons in Military Cooperation From Indian Ocean Counter-Piracy Ops By Robert Farley What can the success […]

  • French, US navies in exercise

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    VBSS exercise for two navies. USS Mason, USS Roosevelt Works With French in Maritime Security Operations Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Janweb Marcyn Lagazo The exercise allowed for members […]

  • Korean General in embezzling row

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    Bad news for Korean Navy. Navy general arrested on embezzlement charge By Lee Han-soo The Korean Navy’s Cheonghae Unit, which is part of the Combined Task Force 151 that counters […]

  • Fishing for Weapons

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    Suspicious fishing vessels might be hiding more than illegal fish catches. Fishing for Weapons by Paige M. Roberts The Australian Navy confiscated an unlikely fishing haul in February, 2016: 2,000 […]

  • AQ in Yemen a concern

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    Presence in Yemen poses maritime threat. Al Qaeda in Yemen poses growing threat to shipping – naval force BY JONATHAN SAUL Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch remains a powerful force and […]

  • US, Saudi Arabia to block Iran arms

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    Gulf Arab countries and Washington agree to deploy joint patrols to intercept ships smuggling Iranian weapons to Yemen. US and GCC agree on bid to block Iran arms smuggling Gulf […]

  • Singapore to lead CTF-151

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    UK taking lead with CTF-150. Singapore takes over command of counter-piracy task force from Pakistan Navy SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) command team will lead and coordinate Combined Task […]

  • UK to lead CMF

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    Royal Navy to head CTF-150. UK to lead Gulf Maritime Force Speaking during a visit to Qatar, Michael Fallon announced that from April, the UK will lead the Combined Task […]

  • CMF seizes more weapons

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    Another huge haul of weapons off Somalia. French Ship Provence Seizes Large Weapons Cache The French FREMM destroyer FS Provence discovered and seized a large weapons cache following the boarding of […]

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