TOP 2011 STORIES: Sources: Fifth Fleet abandons base in Bahrain; Navy denies evacuation underway
Special to WorldTribune.com Wednesday, March 16, 2011 ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy has begun to vacate its facilities in Bahrain, diplomatic sources said. However a statement by the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command denied that an evacuation was underway. Western diplomatic sources said many or most of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet has left Manama. […]