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KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, met with Pakistan's chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today, the latest in a regular series of engagements aimed at bolstering the military-to-military relationship between ISAF and Pakistan as well as improving security in the region.
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United Arab Emirates and U.S. Central Command host counter-WMD exercise

ABU DHABI, UAE (February 6, 2013) – The United Arab Emirates and United States are co-hosting a multilateral Proliferation Security Initiative exercise with operational expert group members and other international PSI partners from Jan. 27 to Feb. 7 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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International Militaries Return to Gulf to Conduct Mine Countermeasures Exercise

TAMPA, Fla. (February 4, 2013) — Navies and government agencies from more than 20 nations spanning four continents will come together in May 2013 to participate in a defensive mine countermeasures exercise in the Middle East’s international waterways.
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Operation Wenlock

Gulf of Aden (December 3, 2012) — Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), the counter-terrorism and maritime security element of the Combined Maritime Force (CMF), launched a focused operation in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden 1-5 December 2012.
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Adm. Papp spends Thanksgiving in Bahrain with Coast Guardsmen, meets with U.S. and Bahraini official

Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Bob Papp visited Bahrain last week, the second leg of a series of official visits to meet with partner organizations and Coast Guardsmen stationed or deployed overseas.
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International Militaries Conclude Mine Countermeasures Exercise

TAMPA, Florida (September 27, 2012) — Militaries from more than 30 nations yesterday concluded the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 (IMCMEX 12) in closing ceremonies at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command headquarters, Manama, Bahrain. The ceremonies marked the achievements of the multinational exercise -- the largest of its kind in the region -- bringing together approximately 3,000 personnel from 33 countries in exercise activities spanning twelve days and 1,000 miles in the region, and combining existing and new capabilities.

GULF OF ADEN (September 19, 2012) — Guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and other U.S. Navy assets participated in a counter-piracy exercise withelements of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) PL(N) near the Horn of Africa, Sept. 17.
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IMCMEX 12, Largest Mine Countermeasure Exercise in Middle East, Begins

MANAMA, Bahrain (September 17, 2012) — Navies from six continents and more than 30 nations kick off the most widely attended international exercise ever held in the region here, Sept. 16.
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Two dead in Oman helicopter crash

FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS -- Two sailors were killed when their MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM) 15 crashed 58 miles southwest of Muscat, Oman Thursday while conducting heavy lift support operations.
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MH-53 Helicopter suffers aviation mishap, crashes

FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 19, 2012) — An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM) 15 crashed 58 miles southwest of Muscat, Oman today while conducting heavy lift support operations.
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International Militaries to Conduct Mine Countermeasures Exercise

MACDILL AFB, Fla. (July 17, 2012) —Militaries from more than 20 nations spanning four continents will come together September 16-27, 2012 to participate in a defensive exercise to preserve freedom of navigation in the international waterways of the Middle East and promote regional stability within the CENTCOM AOR.
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