Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5th MEB) represents a current, effective model of Navy-Marine Corps integration where our combined assets and talents are making a difference at sea, from the sea, and ashore.
220309-M-AU949-0140 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Mar. 9, 2022) – U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) conduct active victim rescues with flotation gear during intermediate swim qualification onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Mar. 9. FASTCENT provides expeditionary anti-terrorism and security forces to embassies, consulates, and other vital national assets throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)
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220317-M-AU949-0347 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (March 17, 2022) – U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) participate in a pugil sticks bout onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, March 17. Pugil sticks help Marines apply the fundamentals of Marine Corps martial arts. FASTCENT provides expeditionary anti-terrorism and security forces to embassies, consulates, and other vital national assets throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Farrell J. Sullivan, commanding general, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), far left, Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Forces, Central Command (MARCENT), left, Cpl. Blake W. Roberts, a legal clerk with TF 51/5, center, Sgt. Maj. Steven L. Lunsford, MARCENT sergeant major, right, and Sgt. Maj. Rafael C. Vargas, TF 51/5 sergeant major, far right, pose for a group photo after an award ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, March 21. Rock awarded Roberts the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in recognition of his selection as the MARCENT Marine of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla)
220220-N-ZZ999-0005 MANAMA, Bahrain (Feb. 20, 2022) – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Sean R. Bailey (left), Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, shakes hands with Capt. John Bradford (right), Blue Crew commanding officer, during the change of command aboard USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3). The Gold Crew of Expeditionary Sea Base Lewis B. Puller exchanged command with Puller’s Blue Crew during a ceremony, Feb. 20. The Puller deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by ABFAN Michael Casallo)
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Dec. 25, 2021) – Marines and Sailors assigned to Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team - Central Command, participated in a holiday video telephone conference (VTC) with President Joseph R. Biden Jr. onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Dec. 25. President Biden held a VTC with U.S. service members currently serving in various countries around the world to wish them happy holidays. (U.S. Navy photo by LT Jacob Dirr)
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain - The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command (MARCENT) G-4 and the Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) Logistics Directorate were selected as the Marine Corps Logistics Excellence Organization/Team of the Year (small unit).
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U.S. Navy personnel serving on expeditionary sea base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) called upon their training and teamwork recently to save injured mariners in the Gulf of Oman.
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, BAHRAIN – U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visited Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) at Naval Support Activity (NSA), Bahrain, Dec. 16, 2021.