{"id":47621,"date":"2020-03-06T15:49:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T15:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/06\/eucom-cancels-remaining-portion-of-joint-israeli-exercise-over-new-coronavirus-fears\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:05:47","slug":"eucom-cancels-remaining-portion-of-joint-israeli-exercise-over-new-coronavirus-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/03\/06\/eucom-cancels-remaining-portion-of-joint-israeli-exercise-over-new-coronavirus-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"EUCOM cancels remaining portion of joint Israeli exercise over new coronavirus fears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. European Command announced Thursday that it was canceling the remaining portion of a joint missile defense exercise in Israel known as Juniper Cobra over new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/04\/top-pentagon-doctor-says-most-troops-not-at-great-risk-for-coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus<\/a> fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EUCOM said its decision to cancel exercise was done as a \u201cprecautionary measure\u201d to ensure the health and safety of troops, according to a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EUCOM also explained its decision to scrap the exercise was made in \u201calignment with recent Israeli Ministry of Health guidelines on COVID-19,\u201d the official name for illness, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fears over the spread of COVID-19 have prompted U.S. military officials to cancel or scale back exercises and travel. Some Defense Department schools in South Korea and Italy have been shuttered over the outbreak of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/02\/27\/centcom-suspends-leave-and-liberty-for-troops-over-coronavirus-fears\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Virol2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">CENTCOM suspends leave and liberty for troops over coronavirus fears<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Over the last week the U.S. military and several geographic combatant commands have had to make a number of difficult decisions from DoD school closures to the suspension of an exercise over the rapidly spreading virus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/coronavirus-outbreak-already-at-pandemic-levels-israeli-health-official-warns\/\" target=_blank>Times of Israel<\/a>, citing the Israeli Health Ministry, reported that 17 people in Israel had confirmed cases of COVID-19. Israel has closed its borders to some European and Asian countries, the Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juniper Cobra is a joint Israel-U.S. missile defense exercise that officially kicked off March 3 and was slated to last until March 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise often features a demonstration of the Israel\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/land\/2017\/09\/08\/iron-dome-poised-for-first-us-based-intercept-test-in-shorad-demo\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Iron Dome<\/a> system that is used to shoot down incoming rockets fired from militants in the Gaza strip and elsewhere. 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