United States Naval Forces Central Command
Service component command of the United States Navy
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| March 2023 | United Arab Emirates ceased participation in the Combined Maritime Forces after being a member since 2002. |
| April 2022 | Vice Admiral Brad Cooper established Combined Task Force 153, with a mission of maritime security and capacity building efforts in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb, and Gulf of Aden. Captain Robert Francis was designated as the first CTF-153 commander. |
| December 1 2018 | NAVCENT commander Vice Admiral Scott A. Stearney was found dead in his residence in Bahrain. Rear Admiral Paul J. Schlise assumed interim command, with Vice Admiral Jim Malloy later taking command. |
| 2016 | U.S. naval ships were attacked in the Bab al-Mandeb strait, with the USS Nitze subsequently destroying three radar sites in Yemen in retaliation. |
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