India, Oct. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Indian Navy successfully completed its maiden Command of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Task Force, with the relinquishment of Command of Combined Task Force 154 (CTF 154) at a ceremony held in Manama, Bahrain, on 14 Oct 2026. The eight-month tenure marked a significant milestone in India's growing contribution to multinational maritime training, capacity building and collaborative maritime security.
The ceremony was attended by VAdm Curt A Renshaw, Commander Combined Maritime Forces; HE Dr Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain; Cmde Khalid Jasim Althawadi, Naval Sector Commander, Royal Bahrain Naval Force; Cmde Dan Thomas, Deputy Comma...