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Coastie serves as liaison for Combined Maritime Forces in Bahrain

July 7, 2020

An enlisted leader is proving the Coast Guard’s reach extends far beyond America’s coastlines.

Bahrain is the epicenter of the Combined Maritime Forces — a partnership comprised of 33 different nations dedicated to combating terrorism and …

That time a US Marine eloped with a Princess from Bahrain

April 29, 2020

By Blake Stilwell

There are roughly 8,500 U.S. personnel stationed at the Navy’s base in Bahrain. In 1999, one of those, Lance Cpl. Jason Johnson, faced a court-martial and legal battle to wed his beloved girlfriend, a Bahraini local named Meriam. The Marine met Mer…

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