LtCol Garron Garn, USMC, provided the following readout:
(Performing The Duties Of) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Mr. Alex Velez-Green, met with Bahrain National Security Advisor Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the Pentagon yesterday to review U.S.-Bahrain defense cooperation and exchange views on regional security issues. Mr. Velez-Green expressed appreciation for Bahrain’s support to U.S.-led regional operations as host of USNAVCENT, and the broader security partnership in light of Bahrain’s role as a major non-NATO Ally. He urged continued cooperation against shared threats in support of President Trump’s regional agenda for peace and prosperity.
