Local National Excels at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit

By MC3 Karra Brown, NSA Bahrain Public Affairs

Mr. Ali Almudaweb is a Bahraini national who has been working as a dental hygienist at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Bahrain for over 6 months. He may be one of the first faces you see when you walk in for a dental appointment here on base.

From his confidence and occupational knowledge, one might assume he was born for this job. However, his interests are quiet a bit more varied than they would appear at first glance.

“So I am interested in two things; I'm interested in both dentistry and horses,” said Ali.

Ali comes from a large family; he is the oldest out of four children, he has three younger sisters, but is the first dental hygienist in his family. Mr. Ali was drawn to the occupation through a personal passion for dentistry stemming from his core beliefs.

“I believe that your mouth is the first entrance for everything, every bad and good thing. So we have to watch it. We have to be careful with it.”

As a dental hygienist

Mr. Ali conducts teeth cleaning, polishing, fluoride application and teeth whitening. These are tasks he preforms with pride, as his work is immediately noticeable and helps all of his patients be their best.

He said that he sees patients who come in with stained teeth, who become shy and avoid showing their teeth while smiling due to the stains. After undergoing Mr. Ali’s cleanings they’re more confident and are ready to smile more thanks to his hard work.

Mr. Ali described his interview process, he

Fascent Conducts Joint Cqb Training

Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf

Oman

Earlier this week, Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company Central facilitated a Close-Quarters Battle Subject Matter Expert Exchange with Sailors and Soldiers aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain. U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia Maritime Engagement Team hosted the exchange in their “shipin-the-box” training facility aboard the installation.

U.S Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain, and U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Blackjack, U.S. Army Central Command’s Crisis Response Task Force worked together with FASTCENT Marines to individually display how different obstacles encountered in a CQB environment can be overcome.

The SMEE allowed for the service members to share tactics, techniques, and procedures while increasing interoperability amongst units. The units present at the training have worked together operationally and may work together in the future in response to real-world crises within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

The training began with the fundamentals of CQB, including individual movement, identifying interior terrain, door procedures, and room entry. It further progressed to more advanced concepts such as room clearing, hallway procedures, stairwells, opposing danger areas and detainee procedures and scenarios.

The exercise culminated in a force-on-force scenario-based final exercise that required personnel to problem solve utilizing best practices and methods learned over a three-day period.

"Overall, this SMEE is important due to interoperability between different units but also to allow personnel to foster a learning environment that increases mutual proficiency in the profession of arms, and garners confidence from each team in its adjacent units,” said Capt. Rico Rodriguez, a FASTCENT Platoon Commander. "We are now more able to mutually support one another as Americans serving in the CENTCOM region."

FASTCENT’s mission is to provide rapid response expeditionary anti-terrorism and security forces in order to protect vital naval and national assets, and to conduct other limited duration contingency operations as directed in support of U.S. Central Command. FASTCENT Marines are trained to deploy tactical forces, conduct antiterrorism operations, conduct ground security operations, and conduct embassy reinforcement.