SECDEF Thanks Troops During Visit to NAVCENT [Image 3 of 5]

BAHRAIN

09.08.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Roland Franklin 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Sept. 8, 2021) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, U.S. Embassy to Bahrain charge d’affaires Maggie Nardi, and Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces, tour the NAVCENT headquarters on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Sept. 8. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Sept. 8. NAVCENT is the U.S. Navy element of U.S. Central Command in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 21 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Roland A. Franklin)

• Date Taken: 09.08.2021
• Date Posted: 09.08.2021 09:03
• Photo ID: 6822297
• VIRIN: 210908-N-NS602-1017
• Resolution: 4324x2882
• Size: 2.43 MB
• Location: BH