WASHINGTON — Western allies of the United States have contributed new military staff to the Fifth Fleet’s experimental Task Force 59 in Bahrain in recent months, US Navy officials said on Tuesday.
France, the Netherlands and Germany have recently sent military attachés to join the task force’s headquarters to work alongside personnel from the US, UK and Canada, Fifth Fleet commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told attendees at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium in Arlington, Virginia.