U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson, U.S. Central Command’s deputy commander, center right, welcomes Gen. Maj. Bakhodir Nizamovich Kurbanov, the Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan, to U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) headquarters, July 10, 2019. Kurbanov visited the headquarters to discuss future military-to-military exchanges between Uzbekistan’s Defense Ministry and USCENTCOM. . (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Roderick Jacquote)