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A global partnership to deter maritime aggression Attacks on shipping in the Arabian Gulf have provoked a defensive response from a naval coalition consisting of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the…

Afghan special operations forces rely on meteorologists to ensure mission success STAFF SGT. HOSSEIN RAHIMI CHIEF OF METEOROLOGY, AFHGAN SPECIAL MISSION WING 777 Each country’s weather is intimately correlated to its terrain and…

Jordan’s National Center for Security and Crisis Management Brings Together Military and Civilian Agencies UNIPATH STAFF Planning for crisis management before it strikes is the best way to recover from disasters and overcome…

The country’s Military Establishment Promotes Cooperation to Tackle Central Asian Security Challenges SALTANAT BERDIKEEVA The May 16, 2018, visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the United States was historic: It was the first…

Iraqi and coalition forces destroy a terrorist  staging ground on an island in the Tigris River DR. HUSSEIN ALLAWI, PROFESSOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY, NAHRAIN UNIVERSITY Photos by the Iraqi Counter-terrorism Service Remnants of Daesh…

The International Maritime Exercise in Bahrain draws 5,000 participants from 50 countries UNIPATH STAFF Thousands of Sailors from dozens of nations joined forces during the International Maritime Exercise (IMX 19). Their mission was to…

Blackhawk helicopter pilots develop their skills to support ground troops and combat terrorism LT. JACK MCCAIN, U.S. NAVY Photos by U.S. NAVY Stumbling off the C-17 at Kandahar Airfield in May 2018 was likely the most jarring…

Eight Thousand Troops Attend Jordan’s Eager Lion 19 Exercise in a Show of Regional Unity UNIPATH STAFF They captured villages, cleared mines, scaled buildings, evacuated wounded, rescued hostages, defended coastlines, repulsed…

Yemen Needs to Harness Energy and Innovation From Its Younger Cohorts  MAJ. GEN. MOHAMMED Zayed IBRAHIM, YEMENI DEFENSE ATTACHE TO THE U.S. The youth sector truly is one of the most significant groups in contributing to the construction…

His Royal Highness Lt. Gen. Prince Fahad bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud leads multinational efforts to stabilize Yemen COL. FARHAN MUSAAD Z. ALNAWMASI  JOINT FORCES PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS CELL COMMANDER, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA…