Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs visits Dubai Airshow

R. Clarke Cooper, right, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, converses with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nolan Brandt, a loadmaster with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, inside a C-130J Super Hercules at the Dubai Airshow, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2019. Approximately 300 U.S. military personnel are participating in the DAS to showcase U.S. assets and capabilities, and strengthen relationships with our regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs visits Dubai Airshow

R. Clarke Cooper, left, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, converses with U.S. Navy AWS2 (NAC/AW) Shannon Hayes, an MH-53E Sea Dragon crew chief with the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, inside a Sea Dragon at the Dubai Airshow, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2019. United States military participation in the DAS provides opportunity to strengthen our military-to-military relationships with regional partners. The MH-53E is used primarily for Airborne Mine Countermeasures, with secondary missions of vertical shipboard delivery and assault support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs visits Dubai Airshow

R. Clarke Cooper, left, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, converses with U.S. Air Force Col. Thad Middleton, commander of the 22nd Operations Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, at the Dubai Airshow, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2019. Approximately 300 U.S. military personnel are participating in the DAS to showcase U.S. assets and capabilities, and strengthen relationships with our regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs visits Dubai Airshow

R. Clarke Cooper, left, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, greets U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Goulter, Director of Theater Security Cooperation for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, at the Dubai Airshow, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2019. United States military participation in the DAS provides opportunity to strengthen our military-to-military relationships with regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs visits Dubai Airshow

Published Nov. 17, 2019
By Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick
U.S. Air Forces Central Command

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- R. Clarke Cooper, right, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, converses with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nolan Brandt, a loadmaster with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, inside a C-130J Super Hercules at the Dubai Airshow, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2019. Approximately 300 U.S. military personnel are participating in the DAS to showcase U.S. assets and capabilities, and strengthen relationships with our regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)