Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)

Combined Maritime Forces is a 40-plus-nation naval partnership headquartered in Bahrain that runs counter-terrorism, counter-piracy, and regional security task forces across the Middle East and western Indian Ocean. Its task forces include CTF-150 (maritime security and counter-terrorism), CTF-151 (counter-piracy), CTF-152 (Arabian Gulf), and CTF-153 (Red Sea). CMF coordinates with EU and NATO missions through the SHADE forum and liaises with industry via the Joint Maritime Information Center.