Combined Task Force 152 Transfer of Control Ceremony in June 2006

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). In July 2007 a crew from the destroyer USS O'Kane, attached to CTF-152, boarded a North Korean ship suspected of smuggling. 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

Commander Combined Task Force 152
FromCommanderDatesRef
United States NavyRear Admiral Ray Spicer? – June 2006
Italian NavyRear Admiral Salvatore RuzittuJune 2006 – ?
United States NavyRear Admiral William E. Gortney? – March 2008
Royal Bahraini Naval ForceCommodore Abdullah al-MansooriMarch 2008 – June 2008
Royal NavyCommodore Peter HudsonJune 2008 – September 2008
United States NavyRear Admiral James P. WisecupSeptember 2008 –
Royal NavyCommodore Tim Lowe– November 2009
United Arab Emirates NavyCommodore Tareq Khalfan al-ZaabiNovember 2009 – May 2010
Kuwait NavyRear Admiral Jassim al-AnsariMay 2010 – August 2010
Kuwait NavyCommodore Abdullah DashtiAugust 2010 – ?
Kuwait NavyRear Admiral Jassim al Ansari? – January 2011
Royal Bahraini Naval ForceCommodore Isa al-DoseriJanuary 2011 –
Kuwait NavyCommodore Nayef al-AskarFebruary 2016 – September 2016
Royal Jordanian NavyCommodore Abdelkader Al-MarahlehSeptember 2016 – September 2017
Royal Saudi NavyCaptain Abdullah al-BaderSeptember 2017 – September 2018
Kuwait Coast GuardCaptain Saleh AlfodarySeptember 2018 – Feb 28, 2019
Kuwait Coast GuardFeb 28, 2019 – Aug 29, 2019
Royal Jordanian NavyAug 29, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020
Royal Jordanian NavyCommander Omar AlodatFeb 29, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
Royal Saudi NavyCaptain Ali bin Madi Al-QahtaniAug 31, 2020 – Sep 2, 2020
Kuwait NavyColonel Ebraheem Al-DawaiSep 2, 2020 –

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