U.S. Completes Bilateral Naval Exercise Nautical Defender in Arabian Gulf

MANAMA, Bahrain – Naval forces from the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participated in Nautical Defender in the Arabian Gulf, May 10-19.

U.S. Marines form a tactical position for a field exercise training during exercise Nautical Defender (ND) 25 in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ND 25 is the capstone in a series of multi-national maritime security exercises designed to broaden levels of cooperation, support long-term regional security, and enhance military-to-military interoperability between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S.

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