Combined Task Force 152

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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).{{cite web|url=https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/ctf-152-gulf-security-cooperation/|title=CTF 152: Gulf Maritime Security|date=17 September 2010 |publisher=Combined Maritime Forces|accessdate=25 June 2016}} In July 2007 a crew from the destroyer USS O'Kane, attached to CTF-152, boarded a North Korean ship suspected of smuggling.{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=30428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003215308/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=30428|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2016|title=O'Kane Conducts Boarding in CTF 152|date=5 July 2007|publisher=America's Navy|accessdate=25 June 2016}} 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

class="wikitable" \|+Commander Combined Task Force 152 ! From !! Commander !! Dates !! Ref
{{navy\|United States}}	Rear Admiral Ray Spicer	? – June 2006
{{navy\|Italy}}	Rear Admiral Salvatore Ruzittu	June 2006 – ?	[https://web.archive.org/web/20150925075758/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15930 Italians Assume Command of CTF 152]. US Defense Department, 28 June 2006
{{navy\|United States}}	Rear Admiral William E. Gortney	? – March 2008
{{navy\|Bahrain}}	Commodore Abdullah al-Mansoori	March 2008 – June 2008	[https://web.archive.org/web/20170511054422/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=35433 Bahrain Assumes Command of CTF 152]. US Navy, 4 March 2008
{{navy\|United Kingdom}}	Commodore Peter Hudson	June 2008 – September 2008	[https://web.archive.org/web/20170510114108/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=37642 Bahrain Hands Command of CTF 152 to the UK]. US Navy, 5 June 2008
{{navy\|United States}}	Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup	September 2008 –
{{navy\|United Kingdom}}	Commodore Tim Lowe	– November 2009	[https://web.archive.org/web/20170215120031/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=49555 Combined Task Force 152 Holds Change of Command]. US Navy, 10 November 2009
{{navy\|United Arab Emirates}}	Commodore Tareq Khalfan al-Zaabi	November 2009 – May 2010	[https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2010/12/13/ctf-152-kuwaiti-command-period-in-focus/ CTF 152: Kuwaiti Command Period In Focus]{{Dead link\|date=May 2025 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}. Combined Maritime Forces, 13 December 2010
{{navy\|Kuwait}}	Rear Admiral Jassim al-Ansari	May 2010 – August 2010
{{navy\|Kuwait}}	Commodore Abdullah Dashti	August 2010 – ?
{{navy\|Kuwait}}	Rear Admiral Jassim al Ansari	? – January 2011	[https://www.dvidshub.net/news/55097/colonel-dashti-assumes-command-combined-task-force-152 Colonel Dashti Assumes Command of Combined Task Force 152]. [https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/903873/bahrain-assumes-command-of-combined-task-force-152/ Bahrain assumes command of Combined Task Force 152]. US Central Command, 6 January 2011
{{navy\|Bahrain}}	Commodore Isa al-Doseri	January 2011 –
{{navy\|Kuwait}}	Commodore Nayef al-Askar	February 2016 – September 2016	[https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2016/09/20/colonel-alaskar-and-the-kuwait-naval-force-hand-over-command-of-ctf-152/ Colonel Alaskar and the Kuwait Naval Force hand over command of CTF 152]. Combined Maritime Forces, 20 September 2016
{{navy\|Jordan}}	Commodore Abdelkader Al-Marahleh	September 2016 – September 2017	[https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2016/09/07/kuwait-hands-over-command-of-ctf-152-to-jordan/ Kuwait hands over Command of CTF 152 to Jordan]. Combined Maritime Forces
{{navy\|Saudi Arabia}}	Captain Abdullah al-Bader	September 2017 – September 2018	[https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2017/09/14/jordan-hands-over-to-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-in-ctf152-change-of-command-ceremony/ Jordan Hands Over to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in CTF152 Change of Command Ceremony]. Combined Maritime Forces, 14 September 2017[https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2018/09/12/kuwaits-coast-guard-becomes-the-first-to-command-a-combined-task-force-for-cmf/ KUWAIT'S CIAST GUARD BECOMES FIRST TO COMMAND A COMBINED TASK FORCE FOR CMF]. Combined Maritime Forces, 12 September 2018
{{coast guard\|Kuwait}}	Captain Saleh Alfodary	September 2018 – {{dts\|Feb 28, 2019}}	[https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2018/11/20/commander-combined-task-force-152-visit-to-hms-shoreham/ COMMANDER COMBINED TASK FORCE 152 VISIT TO HMS SHOREHAM]. Combined Maritime Forces, 20 November 2018[http://www.marsecreview.com/2018/09/kuwait-heads-ctf152/ Kuwait heads CTF152]. Maritime Security Review, 6 September 2018
{{coast guard\|Kuwait}}		{{dts\|Feb 28, 2019}} – {{dts\|Aug 29, 2019}}
{{navy\|Jordan}}		{{dts\|Aug 29, 2019}} – {{dts\|Feb 29, 2020}}
{{navy\|Jordan}}	Commander Omar Alodat	{{dts\|Feb 29, 2020}} – {{dts\|Aug 31, 2020}}
{{navy\|Saudi Arabia}}	Captain Ali bin Madi Al-Qahtani	{{dts\|Aug 31, 2020}} – {{dts\|Sep 2, 2020}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6334406/combined-task-force-152-changes-hands\|title=Combined Task Force 152 Changes Hands\|date=31 August 2020\|website=dvidshub.com\|access-date=13 December 2021}}
{{navy\|Kuwait}}	Colonel Ebraheem Al-Dawai	{{dts\|Sep 2, 2020}} –	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cusnc.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/2763878/task-force-152-holds-change-of-command/\|title=Task Force 152 Holds Change of Command\|publisher=United States Naval Forces Central Command\|access-date=13 December 2021}}

References

External links

[https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/ctf-152-gulf-security-cooperation/ CTF 152 main website]

Category:Multinational units and formations

Category:Naval task forces