171024-N-ZD845-152 MUSCAT, Oman (Oct. 24, 2017) U.S. Naval War College (NWC) alumnus Cmdr. Nawaf Albedaiwi, an adviser in the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, asks a question during a discussion on counter-piracy at NWC’s 15th Regional Alumni Symposium in the Omani capital of Muscat. The two-day event, hosted in partnership with the Royal navy of Oman, brings together 82 NWC alumni and regional stakeholders from 14 nations to discuss common challenges in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel S. Marciniak/Released)