Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Admiral Brad Cooper, the newly appointed Commander of the CENTCOM, Sept. 2, 2025. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) walking with Admiral Charles Bradford “Brad” Cooper II, Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Sept. 2, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Vice Admiral Charles Cooper, nominee for commander of U.S. Central Command, testifies during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Jun. 24, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS)
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Photo: CENTCOM)
An operator with the UAE, aboard the U.S.S. Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) during exercise Iron Defender 20 in the Arabian Gulf, Mar. 2, 2020. (Photo: CENTCOM)
