The United States Honors Egyptian Admiral and Celebrates Maritime Partnership During USS Truxtun Visit to Alexandria

Alexandria, Egypt — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, presented Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Navy Vice Adm. Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa Megahed with a personal military decoration from U.S. Central Command during a reception aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) in Alexandria, Egypt, May 1.

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Central Forces Command and U.S. Fifth Fleet, left, awards Egyptian Navy Vice Adm. Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa Megahed, commander of the Egyptian Navy, center, with a Legion of Merit medal aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

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