U.S. Naval Forces Central Command

U.S. 5th Fleet Increasing Patrols in Strait of Hormuz in Response to Iranian Seizures

A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023. US Navy Photo

U.S. 5th Fleet, along with other allies in the Middle East, will increase the number of ships and aircraft patrolling the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s recent seizures of merchant vessels, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command announced Friday.

The increased patrols are meant to deter any...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/12/u-s-5th-fleet-increasing-patrols-in-strait-of-hormuz-in-response-to-iranian-seizures

Naval Forces Central Command Holds Two-Day Mental Health Stand Down

Sailors assigned to guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) prepare to depart Manama, Bahrain, during a sea and anchor detail on March 21, 2021. US Navy photo

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command held a two-day mental health stand down in Bahrain, the Navy announced Thursday.

During the stand down, which will kick off a series of events held by the Navy on mental health, sailors and their families visited information booths and attended presentations, according to a Navy news release.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/14/naval-forces-central-command-holds-two-day-mental-health-stand-down

Vice. Adm. James Malloy Nominated to Lead 5th Fleet Following Death of Former Commander

Then-Rear Adm. Jim Malloy, commander of Carrier Strike Group 10 in 2016. US Navy Photo

The Pentagon has tapped an admiral with extensive Middle East experience to lead the U.S. Navy’s forces in U.S. Central Command.

Vice Adm. James Malloy, current deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy (N3/N5), has been nominated to lead U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command following the sudden death of former commander Vice Adm. Scott Stearney on Dec. 1.

Malloy...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/06/james-malloy-lead-5th-fleet-sudden-death

Vice Adm. James Malloy in Bahrain Ahead of Temporary 5th Fleet Command Assignment

French Rear Adm. Olivier Lebas, right, commander, Task Force 473, speaks with Rear Adm. James Malloy, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, on the aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91). US Navy photo.

A Navy vice admiral has landed in Bahrain on temporary duty with U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, after the previous commander was found dead in his home over the weekend from an apparent suicide.

Vice Adm. James Malloy, deputy chief of naval operations for operations,...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/03/rear-adm-paul-schlise-assumes-acting-command-of-u-s-5th-fleetnaval-forces-central-command

VCNO Moran Headed to Bahrain Following Death of 5th Fleet Commander

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran speaks to sailors during an all-hands call at Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae, Korea on Sept. 11, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s number-two is on his way to the U.S. naval base in Bahrain following the Saturday death of U.S. 5th Fleet commander Vice. Adm. Scott Stearney.

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran is set to arrive this week at Naval Support Activity Bahrain to console Stearney’s family and the sailors at installation, a Navy...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/03/vcno-moran-headed-bahrain-following-death-5th-fleet-commander

Marines Prepared to Use F-35Bs in Middle East Combat If Needed; No Other Naval Aviation Nearby

F-35B Lightning II, attached to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, sit on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) on Sept. 4, 2018, while transiting the Indian Ocean with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first U.S. Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy to...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/12/marines-prepared-to-use-f-35bs-in-middle-east-combat-if-needed-no-other-naval-aviation-nearby