Tag: CTF 151

  • Arms smugglers caught

    Successful operation foils smugglers. CMF and EU NAVFOR Conduct a Coordinated Operation Against Arms Smuggling in the Gulf of Aden On 22nd September, whilst conducting Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in […]

  • CMF launches new op

    CTF-151 to conduct maritime security exercise off Somalia. Focused Operation to begin in mid-September. The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) are set to launch a Focused Operation off the coast of […]

  • Another CMF drug haul

    Another large drug haul for the CMF. HMAS Arunta Intercepts 260kg of heroin HMAS Arunta has completed a third significant narcotics interdiction after seizing 260kg of heroin in the Indian Ocean, […]

  • NZ heads to CMF

    Combined Maritime Forces tackle piracy and smuggling. NZDF To Help Counter Piracy And Trafficking in Middle East The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is sending a 55-member contingent and an […]

  • Singapore to lead CTF-151

    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 […]

  • Pakistan to command CTF-151

    CMF piracy task force gets new command. Pakistan assumes command of CTF 151 from Turkey On 21 December 2015 command of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) passed from the Turkish […]

  • HMAS Melbourne in drug swoop

    HMAS Melbourne in heroin haul. Australian warship makes 2nd big drug bust Australian warship HMAS Melbourne has seized 151kg of heroin from a smuggling vessel off the east coast of […]

  • EUNAVFOR, CMF strengthen ties

    Close cooperation between task forces. Operation Atalanta Strengthens Ties With Combined Task Force 151 On Friday 23 October 2015, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Barbieri welcomed the commander of […]

  • HMAS Melbourne in drugs bust

    Continued success for Combined Maritime Forces. HMAS Melbourne uncovers illicit drugs and weapons during raid Ian McPhedran THE navy warship HMAS Melbourne picked up where HMAS Newcastle left off in […]

  • New CO for CMF

    United States reiterate commitment to maritime security in the region. Combined Maritime Forces Welcomes New Commander MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F)/Combined […]