United Kingdom Royal Navy Capt. James Byron turned over command of Mixed Process Pressure (CTF) 150 to French Navy Capt. Yannick Bossu. CTF 150 is one in every of 5 operational activity forces beneath Mixed Maritime Forces, the world’s largest worldwide naval partnership that consists of 38 nations.
CTF 150 conducts maritime safety operations within the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to assist guarantee freedom of navigation by deterring and disrupting destabilizing maritime exercise.
Below Byron’s management, forces supporting CTF 150 intercepted $320 million in unlawful medicine that included heroin, cannabis and methamphetamine. Multinational forces have seized a complete estimated worth of $1.3 billion in illicit narcotics since 2021.
“Once we arrived in Bahrain at the beginning of January, my workforce and I promised to do every part we may to intercept unlawful narcotics transiting the maritime routes throughout the Indian Ocean,” mentioned Byron. “The women and men of [CTF 150] deserve large credit score.”
Byron’s headquarters employees included personnel from Italy, New Zealand and the UK.
CTF 150’s new commander, Bossu, arrives in Bahrain having served within the French Navy for 30 years. He was beforehand the deputy for present operations on the French Joint Strategic Operations Heart.
“It’s an honor to imagine command of CTF 150 at present on behalf of France and choose up the baton from a profitable UK workforce,” mentioned Basso. “My employees – consisting of individuals from the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Bahrain and France – and I are trying ahead to working towards enhancing regional partnerships and countering unlawful trafficking within the Indian Ocean.”
Mixed Maritime Forces is headquartered in Bahrain with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. fifth Fleet.
