220203-N-KZ419-1420 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, right, shakes hands with Israel Minister of Defense H.E. Benjamin Gantz, in front of guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) 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.