Pakistan Navy has assumed command of Mixed Process Pressure-150 (CTF-150) for the 14th time throughout a change of command ceremony held on the headquarters of the Mixed Maritime Forces (CMF) in Bahrain.
In keeping with particulars, Commodore Muhammad Yasir Tahir of the Pakistan Navy took over command from Commodore Fahad S. Al Joaid of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF).
Addressing the ceremony, Commodore Muhammad Yasir Tahir mentioned his group is totally ready to shoulder the duty and can proceed efforts to advertise maritime safety and stability throughout the area. He reaffirmed Pakistan Navy’s dedication to countering illicit maritime actions and making certain the protection of significant sea traces of communication.
CTF-150 is certainly one of 5 job forces working beneath the CMF framework. It’s tasked with deterring and disrupting non-state actors concerned in trafficking weapons, narcotics and different illicit items throughout the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
Officers famous that profitable anti-narcotics operations performed by Pakistan Navy ships in the course of the earlier tenure of RSNF command replicate robust collaborative maritime efforts geared toward regional peace and safety.
The ceremony was attended by Pakistan’s Ambassador to Bahrain, the Commander Mixed Maritime Forces, the Commander Royal Bahrain Naval Forces, and representatives from a number of associate navies working beneath the CMF.
