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, arrives with Israel Minister of Defense H.E. Benjamin Gantz, center, and Commander in Chief of the Israeli Navy Vice Adm. Saar Salama to guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in Bahrain, Feb. 3, 2022. 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)