Ryan D. McCarthy, acting Secretary of the Army, is briefed by Squadron Leader David Scott, Royal Air Force mission crew commander and RAF contingency commander, on the floor of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Sept. 20, 2019, on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Coalition partners within the control reporting center “Kingpin” work side-by-side with U.S. partners to provide command control support in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)