I'm surprised he let you take a picture of him.
When I was visiting Clark Airport in the Philippines (former US Air Force base) I was taking pictures of the former US officers' housing where my brother and his wife lived. It is now home to the Philippines Air Force.
After taking a picture, a Filipino airman came up to the taxi I was in and told me to delete the pictures. I guess they don't want any intel getting around about their Air Force base.