{"id":16757,"date":"2023-06-27T18:07:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=16757"},"modified":"2023-06-28T06:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T06:41:51","slug":"task-force-51-5-hosts-multilateral-maritime-engagement-23-2-in-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=16757","title":{"rendered":"Task Force 51\/5 Hosts Multilateral Maritime Engagement 23.2 in Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"body-section\">\n<div class=\"body-text\"><span class=\"dateline\">BAHRAIN &#8212; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>On June 25th and 26th, 100 military leaders from ten partner countries and several U.S. military branches met in Bahrain for the second iteration of the Task Force 51\/5-led Multilateral Maritime Engagement. The Multilateral Maritime Engagement\u00a0enhances multilateral partnerships and maritime military cooperation throughout the region while supporting the U.S. Central Command\u00a0security constructs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> \u201cThe MME is about bringing partners together and enhancing the strong bonds already in place,\u201d<cite> Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Reid, Commanding General of Task Force 51\/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOne of the best ways to remain ready to respond to a contingency is to listen to and work with our partners,\u201d said Reid. \u201cUnderstanding their security challenges and learning how we can best integrate with them during a crisis or contingency response \u2013 especially one that occurs in an amphibious domain \u2013 is important,\u201d he said. \u201cAll of this supports our efforts to ensure this region\u2019s stability and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over two days, conference participants had a series of briefs and breakout sessions on air, ground, and maritime operations, continuing discussions last held in January. Participants also toured the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Cardigan Bay (L3009), a landing-ship dock belonging to the United Kingdom\u2019s Royal Navy. Participating countries included Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, and the United Kingdom; participating U.S. armed forces elements included leaders from within the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. Army Central Command\u2019s Task Force Spartan.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time Task Force 51\/5 has led the MME in Bahrain. Future iterations of MME are planned, although dates have not yet been solidified.<\/p>\n<p>Task Force 51\/5 is a Bahrain-based Joint Task Force-Capable\u00a0Headquarters that responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts Theater Security Cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in support of U.S. Fifth Fleet and Marine Forces Central Command theater objectives. Led by a Marine Corps Brigadier General, the command comprises a staff of Marine Corps and Navy professionals. Task Force 51\/5 regularly conducts Theater Security Cooperation exercises with partner nations in coordination with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, on behalf of CENTCOM, in pursuit of National Defense Strategy objectives.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAHRAIN &#8212; On June 25th and 26th, 100 military leaders from ten partner countries and several U.S. military branches met in Bahrain for the second iteration of the Task Force 51\/5-led Multilateral Maritime Engagement. The Multilateral Maritime Engagement\u00a0enhances multilateral partnerships and maritime military cooperation throughout the region while supporting the U.S. Central Command\u00a0security constructs. \u201cThe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16757"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16760,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16757\/revisions\/16760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}