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Combined Maritime Forces

Type: Organization

Name: Combined Maritime Forces

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes third drugs bust in six weeks

A warship attached to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has made another major drugs bust seizing 194kgs of heroin. On May 10, HMCS Toronto successfully disrupted her third narcotics shipment in six weeks, and second this week, as part of ongoing counter-terrorism ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 17 2013]

Entities: HMCS Toronto, Combined Maritime Forces, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), Indian Ocean, Narcotic

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

John Miller

IMCMEX: Infrastructure protection symposium concludes

MANAMA, Bahrain - The 6th Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium, a three-day symposium held from May 13–15, hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, concluded today after a senior leader panel that included representatives from industry and ... [Published DVIDS - May 16 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure Protection, USNAVCENT US Naval Forces Central Command, John Miller

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

John W Miller

41 nations hold exercises in Persian Gulf

The International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2013 (IMCMEX 13) began earlier this month and runs until 30 May 2013 in the waters of the Persian Gulf.The exercises are focused on enhancing mine counter measures cooperation between coalition forces, according ... [Published China.org.cn - May 13 2013]

Entities: Persian Gulf, John W Miller, Mine Countermeasures, Combined Maritime Forces, AUV Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

US Navy

Upcoming mine-hunting exercise not directed at any one nation: US commander

(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The upcoming IMCMEX 13 mine countermeasure (MCM) exercise due to take place in regional waters, including the Strait of Hormuz and into the Sea of Oman, ... [Published MENAFN - May 12 2013]

Entities: Naval Mine, Strait of Hormuz, Combined Maritime Forces, US Navy

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Canadian Frigate Disrupts Narcotics Shipment

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/11/13 -- On May 10, Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Toronto successfully disrupted her third narcotics shipment in six weeks, and second this week, as part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the Indian ... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 11 2013]

Entities: HMCS Toronto, Narcotics, Indian Ocean, Narcotic

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

CMF Warship Makes Second Drugs Bust in Six Weeks

A warship attached to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has made its second major drugs bust in six weeks, seizing over 300kgs of heroin.The Canadian frigate HMCS Toronto intercepted a suspect dhow 118 miles of the coast of Tanzania, having tracked ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - May 11 2013]

Entities: Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), HMCS Toronto, Combined Maritime Forces

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes second drugs bust in six weeks

A warship attached to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has made its second major drugs bust in six weeks, seizing over 300kgs of heroin. The Canadian frigate HMCS Toronto intercepted a suspect dhow 118 miles of the coast of Tanzania, having tracked ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 09 2013]

Entities: Combined Maritime Forces, HMCS Toronto, Combined Task Force 150

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

CTF 151 commander meets RNO, Coast Guard officers

(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The commander of Singapore-led Combined Task Force 151 (CTF) recently met with senior officers from the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) ... [Published MENAFN - May 06 2013]

Entities: Combined Task Force-151, Counter-Piracy, Combined Maritime Forces, Muscat

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Factbox - Western forces in the Gulf

(Reuters) - The United States and some Western allies deploy weaponry and other military equipment in the energy-rich Gulf to provide security to Gulf Arab states at short notice.Here is a list of equipment currently deployed, according to research institutions, ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: USNAVCENT US Naval Forces Central Command, Marine Vessel, United States, USCENTCOM US Central Command

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

29 Apr 13 - 12:55 New Commander of Combined Task Force 150 Heads out to sea to stop maritime terrorism

Heads out to sea to stop maritime terrorismThe new French Commander of Combined Maritime Forces' (CMF) Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) headed straight out to sea on active operations less than 12 hours after assuming command.Captain Jean-Michel Martinet ... [Published Safety4sea - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Maritime Terrorism, Task Force, Combined Task Force 150, Combined Maritime Forces, Indian Ocean

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

CTF 151 celebrates promotion of Indonesian Officer

The Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) celebrated a milestone moment in the career of one of its battle staff members recently. In honour of his advancement from Lieutenant, Rear Admiral Giam Hock Koon, Republic of Singapore ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Combined Task Force-151, Rear Admiral, Singapore Navy, Combined Maritime Forces

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

RT @Piracy_OBP: CTF-150 Commander invited #Djibouti to join Combined Maritime Forces. http://t.co/VGll2rrcvD

RT @Piracy_OBP: CTF-150 Commander invited #Djibouti to join Combined Maritime Forces. http://t.co/VGll2rrcvD ... [Published Piracy_OBP - Twitter - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Combined Maritime Forces, Djibouti, Maritime Piracy

Quotes

"When we look at these threats together: mines, pirates, terrorism, cooperation among states are all necessary and reasonably easy to achieve. Continued cooperation grows our collective interoperability" said Vice Adm. John Miller, commander, U S Naval Forces Central Command, Commander, U S 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces

IMCMEX: Infrastructure protection symposium concludes [Published DVIDS - May 16 2013]

...and the affect they can have on global shipping and our ability to engage nations in the region is critically important to our success," he said. "Mines are indiscriminate. It is a defensive exercise and not directed at any one nation or entity. The more nations that participate the more effective the exercise is, he added."

Upcoming mine-hunting exercise not directed at any one nation: US commander [Published MENAFN - May 12 2013]

...have been a significant contribution to international efforts to combat terrorism," said the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence. "Their continued success deters and denies terrorists the use of the maritime environment, and contributes to safeguarding Canada and Canadians"

Canadian Frigate Disrupts Narcotics Shipment [Published SYS-CON Media - May 11 2013]

"Oman is an important contributor and we greatly appreciate their support of Combined Maritime Forces in our counter-piracy efforts" said Rear Admiral Koon

CTF 151 commander meets RNO, Coast Guard officers [Published MENAFN - May 06 2013]

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CMF PERSONNEL COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY IN BAHRAIN [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 17 2013]
CMF PERSONNEL COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY IN BAHRAIN [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 17 2013]
Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes third dr... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 17 2013]
Royal Navy joins 41-nation Gulf minehunting exe... [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 16 2013]
News story: Royal Navy joins 41-nation Gulf min... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - May 16 2013]
Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes third dr... [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 16 2013]
IMCMEX: Infrastructure protection symposium con... [Published DVIDS - May 16 2013]
41 nations hold exercises in Persian Gulf [Published China.org.cn - May 13 2013]
Upcoming mine-hunting exercise not directed at ... [Published MENAFN - May 12 2013]
Canadian Frigate Disrupts Narcotics Shipment [Published SYS-CON Media - May 11 2013]
Canadian Frigate Disrupts Narcotics Shipment [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 11 2013]
CMF Warship Makes Second Drugs Bust in Six Weeks [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - May 11 2013]
Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes second d... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 09 2013]
Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes second d... [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 08 2013]
FS Somme provides medical aid to mariners [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 06 2013]
CTF 151 commander meets RNO, Coast Guard officers [Published MENAFN - May 06 2013]
FS Somme provides medical aid to mariners [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 05 2013]
CTF 150 ships meet at sea [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 04 2013]
CTF 150 ships meet at sea [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 04 2013]
CTF 151 and Yemeni Navy cooperate in counter-pi... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 04 2013]
More nations join multinational staff as CTF 15... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 04 2013]
Royal Navy of Oman and Omani Coast Guard Leader... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 04 2013]
CTF 151 and Yemeni Navy cooperate in counter-pi... [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 03 2013]
More nations join multinational staff as CTF 15... [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 03 2013]
Royal Navy of Oman and Omani Coast Guard Leader... [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 03 2013]
Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia [Published Safety4sea - May 01 2013]
Somali Piracy Contact Group: UN Plenary Meeting [Published Maritime Professional - May 01 2013]
Factbox - Western forces in the Gulf [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 29 2013]
Africa: Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast o... [Published Africa - Apr 29 2013]
29 Apr 13 - 12:55 New Commander of Combined Tas... [Published Safety4sea - Apr 29 2013]

Blogs

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CMF PERSONNEL COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY IN BAHRAIN [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 17 2013] Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) staff joined their Australian and Turkish colleagues to commemorate ANZAC Day last month, with a special service at CMF headquarters in Bahrain. The early-morning service was attended by the Deputy Commander CMF, Commodore ...
CMF PERSONNEL COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY IN BAHRAIN [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 17 2013] Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) staff joined their Australian and Turkish colleagues to commemorate ANZAC Day last month, with a special service at CMF headquarters in Bahrain. The early-morning service was attended by the Deputy Commander CMF, Commodore ...
Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes third dr... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 17 2013] A warship attached to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has made another major drugs bust seizing 194kgs of heroin. On May 10, HMCS Toronto successfully disrupted her third narcotics shipment in six weeks, and second this week, as part of ongoing counter-terrorism ...
News story: Royal Navy joins 41-nation Gulf min... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - May 16 2013] IMCMEX 2013 is the largest exercise ever staged to deal with the threat of mines in the Gulf region. Six ships and more than 600 sailors from the Royal Navy are taking part in the 2-week test of the response of the world’s nations and navies. RFA ...
Combined Maritime Forces Warship makes third dr... [Published Combined Maritime Forces - May 16 2013] A warship attached to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has made another major drugs bust seizing 194kgs of heroin. On May 10, HMCS Toronto successfully disrupted her third narcotics shipment in six weeks, and second this week, as part of ongoing counter-terrorism ...

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Statement by EU NAVFOR Operation Commander Rear... [Published Vimeo / EU Naval Force - Somalia's videos - Jan 14 2013]