The Royal Saudi Navy today received the duties of commanding the 152nd mixed duty force from the Royal Bahraini Navy and commanding the "guard" force from the British Royal Navy, in an official ceremony held at the headquarters of the US naval support base of the Fifth Fleet in the kingdom of Bahrain.

The handover and receipt ceremony was held in the presence of the commander of the Royal Saudi Navy, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili, commander of the central command of the US Navy, the US Fifth Fleet and the mixed Naval Forces, Lieutenant General Brad Cooper, commander of the Royal Bahraini Navy, Major General Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Bin Ali, and a number of ambassadors, attaches and the diplomatic corps in Manama.
The command of the 152nd mixed duty force was officially handed over by naval Colonel Asim bin mari al-Omari from the Royal Saudi Navy, from Naval Colonel Mohammed al-Mir from the Royal Bahraini Navy.

The 152nd mixed duty force, established in 2004, is one of five duty forces operating within the mixed naval forces of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, namely: the 150th duty force, the 151st duty force, the 153rd duty force, and the 154th training force. Its command is rotated among the troops of the participating states on a three-to twelve-month basis.

The mixed duty force 152 promotes maritime cooperation at the regional level, especially among the GCC countries, while its tasks are to strengthen maritime security in the Arabian Gulf, protect infrastructure in international waters, and combat illegal activities and terrorist threats.

The British Royal Navy handed over the command of the "Sentinel" force to the Royal Saudi Navy, where the ceremony of handing over and receiving the command of the force began with the speech of the predecessor commander of the Force, Rear Admiral Peter Lawton of the British Royal Navy, in which he congratulated the Royal Saudi Navy on assuming the responsibilities of the force command of the international maritime security organization (IMSC), whose tasks are to monitor commercial maritime shipping lines in the region, provide protection to commercial ships flying the flags of the countries participating in the force, and deter sponsoring countries of activities that may threaten the security of maritime navigation.