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)