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Bahrain’s Deputy Supreme Commander Receives Newly Appointed US Fifth Fleet Commander
2024-02-14 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Prime Minister, received in Manama Tuesday the newly appointed Commander of the United

Bahrain’s King Inaugurates Bell AH1-Z Cobra as Part of “Bahrain Shield” Project
2024-02-07 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, inaugurated Monday AH1-Z Cobra, the newly introduced attack helicopters into the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) as part of the Bahrain Shield

Bahrain’s National Guard, Pakistani Army Conduct Anti-Terrorism Drill
2024-01-31 Read More...
The Bahraini National Guard participated in the joint anti-terrorism drill with the Pakistani Army in

Bahrain’s King Receives Departing US Fifth Fleet Commander
2024-01-31 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Sakhir Palace Monday Vice Admiral Charles B. Cooper II, the Commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, Commander of the United States Fifth

Bahrain Defence Force Chief of Staff Attends Joint Air Exercise
2024-01-29 Read More...
Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi, the Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) attended Sunday the commencement of the first phase of the joint air exercise “Jund Al Samaa/1” (Sky

Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander Receives Commander of US Fifth Fleet
2024-01-27 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Prime Minister, received Thursday the Commander of US Naval Forces Central

Interpol President Visits Bahrain’s Interior Ministry
2024-01-25 Read More...
Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, the President of Interpol, visited the General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing at the Ministry of Interior in

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Receives National Guard Commander, Senior Officers
2024-01-24 Read More...
Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), received General His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Commander of the National Guard

‘Khalid bin Ali’ Frigate Joins Royal Bahrain Naval Force
2024-01-22 Read More...
Under the patronage of Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), the Kingdom of Bahrain’s ship, “RBNS Khalid Bin Ali”, arrived in Manama

Bahrain’s National Guard, Pakistani Army Conclude Joint Anti-Terrorism Drill
2024-01-08 Read More...
His Highness General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, Commander of Bahrain’s National Guard, patronised Sunday the closing ceremony for the joint anti-terrorism drill between the National Guard and the Pakistani

Bahrain’s National Guard President Opens New Military Judiciary Building
2024-01-03 Read More...
The new Military Judiciary building was opened Tuesday under the patronage of His Highness General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, President of Bahrain’s National

Bahrain’s Chief of Staff Attends Graduation of Specialised Officers’ Courses
2023-12-31 Read More...
Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), attended last week a graduation ceremony for one of the specialised BDF Officers’

First Peninsula Shield Force Drill ‘Takamul 1’ Kicks Off in Kuwait
2023-11-30 Read More...
The joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) drill, ‘Takamul 1’ (Integration), is taking place in the Al-Udair and Al-Abraq region in the northwest of Kuwait. The exercise commenced on 26 November and will run until 01

Bahrain Defence Force Honors Top Achievers of 2023 Evaluation Test
2023-11-29 Read More...
Under the patronage of Field Marshall Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), a ceremony to honour top achieving units in the 2023 Combat and Administrative

Bahraini-British Military Committee Meeting Concludes in London
2023-11-16 Read More...
On 14 November, Bahrain’s Minister of Defence Affairs, Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi, led the Kingdom’s delegation to the meeting of the Bahraini-British Joint Military Committee in

Bahraini-Jordanian Higher Military Committee Holds 20th Meeting in Amman
2023-11-13 Read More...
Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), and Major-General Yousef Ahmed Al-Hunaiti, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Jordanian Armed Forces, co-chaired the 20th meeting of the

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