The Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force, Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met here today with Commander of Joint Peninsula Shield Forces Major General Hassan bin Hamza Al-Shihri on the occasion of his appointment to the new post. During the meeting, Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa commended the contributions of the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces and their effective roles in strengthening the existing cooperation between the armed forces of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab States, wishing all success to the new commander in his missions.