The Combined Task Force 152 or CTF-152 is a multinational naval task force, set up in 2004 to coordinate security operations in the Persian Gulf and is one of three task forces operated by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).[1] In July 2007 a crew from the destroyer USS O'Kane, attached to CTF-152, boarded a North Korean ship suspected of smuggling.[2] CTF 152 cooperates with the naval and coast guard forces of different nations of the Persian Gulf region, and its command is rotated among member nations. Bahrain was the first Gulf Cooperation Council state to take command of the task force, in 2008.
Known commanders
edit| From | Commander | Dates | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States Navy |
Rear Admiral Ray Spicer | ? – June 2006 | [3] |
 Italian Navy |
Rear Admiral Salvatore Ruzittu | June 2006 – ? | [3] |
| United States Navy |
Rear Admiral William E. Gortney | ? – March 2008 | |
 Royal Bahrain Naval Force |
Commodore Abdullah al-Mansoori | March 2008 – June 2008 | [4] |
 Royal Navy |
Commodore Peter Hudson | June 2008 – September 2008 | [5] |
| United States Navy |
Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup | September 2008 – | |
| Royal Navy |
Commodore Tim Lowe | – November 2009 | [6] |
 United Arab Emirates Navy |
Commodore Tareq Khalfan al-Zaabi | November 2009 – May 2010 | [6][7] |
 Kuwait Navy |
Rear Admiral Jassim al-Ansari | May 2010 – August 2010 | [8][9] |
| Kuwait Navy |
Commodore Abdullah Dashti | August 2010 – ? | [8][9] |
| Kuwait Navy |
Rear Admiral Jassim al Ansari | ? – January 2011 | [8][9] |
| Royal Bahrain Naval Force |
Commodore Isa al-Doseri | January 2011 – | [9] |
| Kuwait Navy |
Commodore Nayef al-Askar | February 2016 – September 2016 | [10] |
 Royal Jordanian Navy |
Commodore Abdelkader Al-Marahleh | September 2016 – September 2017 | [11] |
 Royal Saudi Navy |
Captain Abdullah al-Bader | September 2017 – September 2018 | [12][13] |
| Kuwait Coast Guard |
Captain Saleh Alfodary | September 2018 – Feb 28, 2019 | [14][15] |
| Kuwait Coast Guard |
Feb 28, 2019 – Aug 29, 2019 | ||
| Royal Jordanian Navy |
Aug 29, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020 | ||
| Royal Jordanian Navy |
Commander Omar Alodat | Feb 29, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020 | |
| Royal Saudi Navy |
Captain Ali bin Madi Al-Qahtani | Aug 31, 2020 – Sep 2, 2020 | [16] |
| Kuwait Navy |
Colonel Ebraheem Al-Dawai | Sep 2, 2020 – | [17] |
References
edit- ^ "CTF 152: Gulf Maritime Security". Combined Maritime Forces. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "O'Kane Conducts Boarding in CTF 152". America's Navy. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b Italians Assume Command of CTF 152. US Defense Department, 28 June 2006
- ^ Bahrain Assumes Command of CTF 152. US Navy, 4 March 2008
- ^ Bahrain Hands Command of CTF 152 to the UK. US Navy, 5 June 2008
- ^ a b Combined Task Force 152 Holds Change of Command. US Navy, 10 November 2009
- ^ CTF 152: Kuwaiti Command Period In Focus. Combined Maritime Forces, 13 December 2010
- ^ a b c Colonel Dashti Assumes Command of Combined Task Force 152.
- ^ a b c d Bahrain assumes command of Combined Task Force 152. US Central Command, 6 January 2011
- ^ Colonel Alaskar and the Kuwait Naval Force hand over command of CTF 152. Combined Maritime Forces, 20 September 2016
- ^ Kuwait hands over Command of CTF 152 to Jordan. Combined Maritime Forces
- ^ Jordan Hands Over to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in CTF152 Change of Command Ceremony. Combined Maritime Forces, 14 September 2017
- ^ KUWAIT'S CIAST GUARD BECOMES FIRST TO COMMAND A COMBINED TASK FORCE FOR CMF. Combined Maritime Forces, 12 September 2018
- ^ COMMANDER COMBINED TASK FORCE 152 VISIT TO HMS SHOREHAM. Combined Maritime Forces, 20 November 2018
- ^ Kuwait heads CTF152. Maritime Security Review, 6 September 2018
- ^ "Combined Task Force 152 Changes Hands". dvidshub.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Task Force 152 Holds Change of Command". United States Naval Forces Central Command. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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