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Western allies join US' experimental drone task force in Middle East

Task Force 59 is now fully operationally capable, Fifth Fleet commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told an audience of Navy personnel in Washington on Tuesday.
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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.

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