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UK’s Defense Senior Advisor to Middle East Visits Bahrain
2019-03-15 Read More...
Bahrain’s Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, the United Kingdom’s Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East, at Riffa Palace in

10th Peninsula Shield Drill Concludes in Saudi Arabia
2019-03-12 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, attended Saturday the final day of the 10th Jazeera (Peninsula) Shield joint military exercise, which was held at Samit Track in Jubail, in the Eastern Province of

Deputy Commander of US Central Command Visits Bahrain
2019-03-11 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Deputy Commander of the US Central Command Lt. General Thomas W Bergeson (photo) and his accompanying

Bahrain’s King Patronizes Military Cross Country Championship
2019-03-08 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa patronized the closing ceremony of HM the King’s Military Cross Country Championship (4KM), the annual Shooting Contest and the Tug-of-War Championship, in addition to Free Parachuting Contest, which is part

Kuwaiti National Guard Delegation Visits Bahrain
2019-03-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Guard Staff-Director, Major General Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa, received in Manama a delegation from Kuwait’s National Guard, led by Brigadier General Hamad Salem Al-Barjas

Bahrain Defense Force, National Guard Hold Graduation Ceremonies
2019-03-01 Read More...
A Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) batch of infantry officers have graduated Wednesday after completing an advanced course, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Peninsula Shield/10 Exercise Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia
2019-02-25 Read More...
The UAE Armed Forces are participating in the Dir’ Al Jazeera (Peninsula Shield) exercise/10, which started Wednesday and will end on 14th March, 2019, in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of military forces from Gulf

Royal Artillery Officers’ Club Opens in Bahrain
2019-02-15 Read More...
The Royal Artillery Officers’ Club was opened in Manama under the patronage of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed

Bahrain King Receives USCENTCOM Commander
2019-02-14 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain hailed the deep-rooted historic relations and long-standing partnership between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States of

Bahrain Defense Chief Receives US 5th Fleet Commander
2019-02-12 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT) and Commander of the

Jordanian Crown Prince Visits Bahrain’s Royal Guard Headquarters
2019-02-08 Read More...
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan visited on Wednesday the Bahraini Royal Guard Command

Oman’s NDC, Pakistan’s National Defence University Sign MoU
2019-02-07 Read More...
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and his accompanying delegation visited the National Defence College (NDC) in Muscat,

Bahrain Defense Force Celebrates 51st Anniversary
2019-02-06 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain, the Supreme Commander, exchanged cables of congratulations with His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa on the 51st anniversary of the establishment of the Bahrain

Bahrain’s King Promotes 776 Defense Force Officers
2019-02-05 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa the Supreme Commander issued Royal Order promoting 776 BDF Officers in the various

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Force Units
2019-02-04 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (photo) inspected a number of BDF units to get informed about its combat and administrative

Bahrain National Guard Commander Receives UAE Ambassador
2019-01-31 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Guard Commander General Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa received in his office at Sakhir Camp in Manama (photo) the UAE Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al

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