Commander-in-Chief receives Australia’s JTF 663 commander

Manama, Oct. 28 (BNA): Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received at the BDF’s General Commander, the Commander of Australia’s JTF 663, Rear Admiral Mark Hill, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dheyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi. The commander-in-chief welcomed the members of the delegation, who are visiting the kingdom to attend the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC 2019), and lauded the depth of the Bahraini-Australian relations of friendship and cooperation, wishing them a happy stay in the kingdom and a successful participation in BIDEC. Director of the BDF’s General Command’s Court, Major-General Hassan Mohammed Saad, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics and Catering, Rear Admiral Yousef Ahmed Malallah, Commander of Royal Bahraini Naval Force (RBNF), Rear Admiral Mohammed Yousef Al-Asam, and senior BDF officers also attended the meeting.