NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (Jan. 18, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), center, presides over the change of command between Royal New Zealand Navy Capt. Brendon Clark outgoing Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 commander, left, and Pakistan Navy Commodore Muhammad Vaqar, incoming CTF 150 commander during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Jan. 18, 2022. CTF 150 is one of three task forces under CMF and conducts maritime security operations outside the Arabian Gulf to ensure legitimate commercial shipping can transit the region free from non-state threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dawson Roth)