Overview
- The change of command was held on February 11 at CMF headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, presided over by U.S. Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw.
- Indian Navy Commodore Milind M Mokashi assumed leadership from Italy’s Commodore Andrea Bielli, the first time an Indian officer has led a CMF task force.
- CTF 154’s mission centers on multinational training across five pillars: maritime domain awareness, law of the sea, maritime interdiction operations, maritime rescue and assistance, and leadership development.
- Under Bielli, CTF 154 executed Compass Rose V with nearly 140 personnel from 22 nations and Southern Readiness in Kenya with 160 participants, securing the Somalia Coast Guard’s first involvement.
- CMF, headquartered in Bahrain, is described in reports as a 46- or 47-nation partnership that operates five task forces across key regional waters.