Kuwait Minister of Defense Visits Camp Patriot
Navy NewStand
Story Number: NNS030508-20
Release Date: 5/8/2003 11:05:00 AM
By Journalist 1st Class Joseph Krypel, Commander Camp Patriot Public Affairs
CAMP PATRIOT, Kuwait (NNS) -- Kuwait's Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah bid Gulf Country Council (GCC) troops participating in Peninsula Shield farewell and thanks May 7, from the parade deck of Kuwait navy base and Camp Patriot.
Among a flurry of flags, one for each international representative present, hundreds of GCC troops and area military commanders from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, stood at attention while Kuwait's Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen Fahad al-Amir, and Commander, Kuwait Naval Forces, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Y. al-Mulla welcomed Sheikh al-Sabah and his ministerial entourage.
During the Sheikhs' visit, a Kuwait navy color-guard and band played the Minister's Anthem, and presented the more than 1,000 GCC troops on station for inspection and review.
Upon completion of his review, various key military commanders from GCC states bid their farewells and vowed continued support to Kuwait, and the continued protection provided by GCC resolutions.
"You have kept Kuwaiti waters safe from harm, and we have appreciated you presence and your continued support," commented Sheikh al-Sabah. "We are brothers. Kuwait will never forget your assistance."
While GCC states and Peninsula Shield troops played no direct role in the war with Iraq, the GCC resolution, adopted shortly after the 1991 Gulf War, provides protection to the North Arabian Gulf nations in the theater of operations.
The GCC is made up of member nations Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar.
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