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The United Kingdom Naval Support Facility (UKNSF) is a Royal Navy (RN) base established in Bahrain on 13 April 1935, originally known as HMS Jufair, as part of the port at Mina Salman. In 1950, the United States Navy (USN) leased space in HMS Jufair , and following Bahraini independence in 1971, took over the base. [ 1 ]
Naval Support Activity Bahrain (or NSA Bahrain) is a United States Navy base, situated in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is home to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth Fleet. [2] [3] Occupying the original territory of the British Royal Navy base known as HMS Jufair, USN presence was established on-site during World War II.
Mina Salman Naval Base is a facility currently shared with the United States Navy and is used as a ship and submarine logistic support base for the entire US Fifth Fleet. It was opened in the 1980s as cargo facility and is now solely used as a naval port. Manama Naval Base is another key US Navy installation and formerly home to HMS Juffair. It ...
The Royal Air Force established a base there in the area as RAF Bahrain on 22 May 1943, as part of RAF Iraq Command. It was renamed RAF Muharraq in 1963. It was renamed RAF Muharraq in 1963. From 15 September 1967 to 8 August 1969 Air Forces Gulf Communication Squadron RAF flew from the base. [ 3 ]
In 1971, when Bahrain achieved full independence, the U.S. Navy leased part of the former British base HMS Jufair, originally established in 1935. It was renamed it Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain. The name was changed to Naval Support Activity Bahrain in 1999, to reflect its broader support role. [citation needed]
When gunfire damaged homes on a military base in Gulfport, Mississippi, officials put up a wall of shipping containers to block stray bullets.
Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) is a United States Coast Guard command based in Manama, Bahrain.PATFORSWA was created in November 2002 as a contingency operation to support the U.S. Navy with patrol boats.
The building is located in Zinj, a district of the capital, Manama. [1] The post of U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain is currently held by Steven C. Bondy. The embassy is one of two major American installations in Bahrain, the other being Naval Support Activity Bahrain, a base which houses the main United States Navy operations in the Persian Gulf. [2]