Senior and Kuwaiti military officials cut a ceremonial ribbon, signifying the completion of construction, in front of a model of the Maritime Traffic Coordination Center in Kuwait, June 7, 2022. On right is Lt. Col. Eder Ramirez, Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, Brig. Gen. Darrin Slaten, Embassy, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of Naval Forces Central Command / 5th Fleet, Brig. Gen. Hazza Al-Alati, the Commander of Kuwait Naval Forces, and James Holtsnider, the Chargé d'Affaires at Embassy, along with other DV guests. The MTCC, initially awarded

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Senior and Kuwaiti military officials cut a ceremonial ribbon, signifying the completion of construction, in front of a model of the Maritime Traffic Coordination Center in Kuwait, June 7, 2022. On right is Lt. Col. Eder Ramirez, Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, Brig. Gen. Darrin Slaten, Embassy, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of Naval Forces Central Command / 5th Fleet, Brig. Gen. Hazza Al-Alati, the Commander of Kuwait Naval Forces, and James Holtsnider, the Chargé d'Affaires at Embassy, along with other DV guests. The MTCC, initially awarded in 2015 and recently completed, will serve as an aid to navigation in the north-western corner of the Arabian Gulf.

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