Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister of Bahrain, front center; Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, left of previous; and Maggie Nardi, charge d’affaires, U.S. Embassy to Bahrain, left of previous, pose for a photo with U.S. and Bahrain officials at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain as International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2022 begins on Jan. 31, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mark Thomas Mahmod)
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