MINA SALMAN, Bahrain - Pakistani Rear Adm. Shahid Iqbal

MINA SALMAN, Bahrain - Pakistani Rear Adm. Shahid Iqbal (center) shakes hands with Vice Adm. Patrick Walsh, Commander, Combined Forces Maritime Component Command (right) after a change of command ceremony, June 22, aboard Pakistani naval ship PNS Shahjahan in Mina Salman, Bahrain. Iqbal was relieved by German Rear Adm. Heinrich Lange (left), as Commander, Task Force (CTF) 150. CTF 150 is responsible for conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bobby Northnagle