’Hamad-1’, 1st Egyptian-Bahraini military exercises in Arab Gulf
Fri, 17/04/2015 - 10:39 MENA
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/hamad-1-1st-egyptian-bahraini-military-exercises-arab-gulf

For the first time, the Egyptian and Bahraini Armed Forces will conduct
air-maritime joint military exercises under the name of "Hamad-1"

Four Egyptian Naval units, in addition to a number of F16 fighter jets will
participate in that exercise due to kick off on April 20.

The Military attaché to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Mohamed Abu Bakr
El-Husseini followed up the Four Egyptian Naval units transiting Bab
Al-Mandab Strait heading for Bahrain.

Military experts asserted that the Egyptian-Bahraini military exercises in
the Arab Gulf aim at issuing a warning to anyone who thinks to violate the
Arab security.

For his part, military expert, Mohamed Mokhtar Qandil said that the basic
reason behind the Egyptian-Bahraini military exercises is not only to train
forces on operations that could be conducted in the Arab Gulf in the future,
but also to be as a prelude to the formation of Arab joint forces.