{"id":17508,"date":"2018-03-08T21:57:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T21:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/08\/us-israel-in-dress-rehearsal-for-joint-response-against-iran-missile-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:39:11","slug":"us-israel-in-dress-rehearsal-for-joint-response-against-iran-missile-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/03\/08\/us-israel-in-dress-rehearsal-for-joint-response-against-iran-missile-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Israel in \u2018dress rehearsal\u2018 for joint response against Iran missile attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HAZOR AIRBASE, Israel \u2015 U.S. and Israeli contingency plans for a joint response to an Iranian missile attack could be activated at any moment, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/03\/08\/us-israel-prepare-to-train-for-joint-missile-defense-ops\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. forces arriving in Israel<\/a> from Europe in 72 hours, officers from both countries explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt depends on the scenario at some point, but we will have fighting forces moving within 72 hours,\u201d U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, told reporters at Hazor Airbase on Thursday during Juniper Cobra, a biannual air defense drill aimed at honing the ability of both nations to operate as a joint task force, or JTF, against an Iranian missile attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can phase in our forces as required, but almost immediately, we can start moving forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And given the growing and evermore direct involvement of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps beyond Israel\u2019s border with Syria, this year\u2019s Juniper Cobra \u2015 the ninth held here since 2001 \u2015 marks a dress rehearsal for a joint response that is becoming less hypothetical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor us, we call it a dress rehearsal because we understand that this can happen, and [the joint task force] can be activated at any moment,\u201d Lt. Col. Tal Kaduri, head of cooperation for the Israel Air Defense Force, told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Kaduri, who has played an active role in planning multiple Juniper Cobra drills, scenarios driven by the Iranian threat are increasingly relevant. \u201cIt\u2019s not just Iran\u2019s involvement in Syria, but everywhere. We understand Iran has its arms spread around a lot of places in the Middle East, and we can safely say that\u2019s our main threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main goal of Juniper Cobra 2018, Kaduri said, \u201cis to see how both forces can answer the evolving threats that Iran is posing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, the two allies have put in place Joint Task Force\u2014Israel to plan and command thousands of interoperable land- and sea-based forces, all training in a common doctrine, language and rules of engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Air Force Col. Justin Hickman, chief of staff of JTF\u2014Israel, said the two countries have honed tactics, techniques and procedures to a point of very rapid interoperability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe use the JTF format. It allows us to bring our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines together to train that way. It\u2019s in our doctrine,\u201d he said. \u201cEspecially given the immediacy of the threat in Israel \u2026 we welcome the opportunity to work together in a challenging training environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the moment we get here, the Israel Air Defense Forces are all working together in a combined effort. Those relationships you have to build up over time. You can\u2019t just get here and expect to work together effectively. That\u2019s why we have these exercises every two years, with routine conferences and meetings in between.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s Juniper Cobra drill involves about 2,500 U.S. forces deployed in Israel from Europe. 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