General Michael Kurilla's wife, Mary Paige, crosses her fingers before her husband, right, the commander of U.S. Central Command nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Kurilla if confirmed would succeed General Frank McKenzie who currently leads Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East. Photographer: Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg General Michael Kurilla's wife, Mary Paige, crosses her fingers before her husband, right, the commander of U.S. Central Command nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Kurilla if confirmed would succeed General Frank McKenzie who currently leads Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East. Photographer: Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg