{"id":22565,"date":"2026-02-14T12:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=22565"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:09:26","slug":"combined-maritime-forces-cmf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/combined-maritime-forces-cmf\/","title":{"rendered":"Combined Maritime Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Combined Maritime Forces Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian Navy has assumed command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 154, a key multinational training task force under the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Combined Maritime Forces<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>multinational maritime partnership<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that upholds the International Rules Based Order (IRBO) by countering <\/span><b>illicit non-state actors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><b>high seas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It promotes <\/span><b>security, stability and prosperity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across approximately 3.2 million square miles of international waters, which encompass some of the world\u2019s most important shipping lanes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its main focus areas are <\/span><b>counter-narcotics, counter-smuggling, suppressing piracy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, encouraging regional cooperation, and engaging with regional and other partners to strengthen relevant capabilities and improve overall security and stability, and promote a safe maritime environment free from illicit non-state actors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>CMF has five Combined Task Forces<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>CTF 150<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Maritime Security Operations outside the Arabian Gulf)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>CTF 151<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Counter-Piracy)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>CTF 152<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Maritime Security Operations inside the Arabian Gulf)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>CTF 153<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Red Sea Maritime Security)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>CTF 154<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Maritime Security Training)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Member Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It comprises <\/span><b>47 nations including India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 47 nations that comprise CMF are <\/span><b>not bound by either a fixed political or military mandate.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2226776&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combined Maritime Forces is a multinational maritime partnership that upholds the International Rules Based Order (IRBO) by countering illicit non-state actors on the high seas. 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