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The Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. Its area of responsibility encompasses approximately 2.5 million mi2 and includes the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of th
U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and Royal Australian Navy destroyers and frigates on joint operations in the Persian Gulf.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG-103) transits the Persian Gulf during maritime security operations, October 2014
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Naval Support Activity Bahrain is a United States Navy base situated in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is home to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth Fleet.
United States Fifth Fleet
…Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean. It shares a commander and headquarters with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) in Bahrain. Fifth Fleet/NAVCENT is a component command of, and reports to, United States Central Command (CENTCOM). Established during World War II in 1944, the…
United States Navy personnel performing morning colors at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in 2005