MANAMA, Bahrain (Feb. 3, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, center right, arrives with Israel Minister of Defense H.E. Benjamin Gantz and Bahrain Minister of Defense Affairs Abdulla bin Hasan Al Noaimi to U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, Feb. 3. Cooper welcomed senior government officials from the United States, Bahrain and Israel for a trilateral meeting on regional maritime security cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dawson Roth)