Manama, Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), received Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of US Naval Operations. Lieutenant General Abdulla bin Hassan Al Noaimi, Defence Affairs Minister, and Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, BDF Chief of Staff, attended the meeting. The Commander-in-Chief lauded the Bahrain-US relations, praising the cooperation between the two countries in various sectors, including military and defence cooperation. Source: Bharain News Agency