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Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) is a 47-nation naval partnership, headquartered in Manama, Bahrain, that works through five combined task forces. It is in the news because the Indian Navy's first CMF command, of CTF 154, was due to end on 14 October 2026.
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Adds the CMF: its Bahrain headquarters, five task forces and India's path from Associate Partner to full member, with the Indian Navy's first command, CTF 154.
- Combined Maritime Forces
- CMF
- CTF 154
- Indian Navy
- Bahrain
- counter-piracy
- maritime security
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