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HAZOR AIR BASE, Israel \u2015 More than 2,500 U.S. troops have taken part in the Juniper Cobra joint exercise with Israeli Defense Forces, which concludes Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s event served as a dress rehearsal for a joint response to anl Iranian missile attack on Israel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contingency plans could be activated at any moment, with U.S. forces arriving in Israel<\/a> from Europe, officers from both countries explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt depends on the scenario at some point, but we will have fighting forces moving within 72 hours,\u201d Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, commander of 3rd Air Force, told reporters here. \u201cWe can phase in our forces as required, but almost immediately, we can start moving forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biennial air defense drill aims to hone the ability of both nations to operate as a joint task force against an attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 simulates a clash that is becoming less hypothetical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\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, a sister publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment conduct march order emplacement and system validation for the MIM-104 Patriot missile battery at an Israeli exercise site in preparation for Juniper Cobra. (Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to Kaduri, who has played an active role in planning multiple Juniper Cobra drills, scenarios driven by the Iranian threat are increasingly relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just Iran\u2019s involvement in Syria, but everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cWe 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

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

To that end, the two allies have put in place Joint Task Force-Israel to plan and command thousands of interoperable land- and sea-based forces, all training in common doctrine, language and rules of engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training has included computer-assisted simulations ranging from rocket threats to crisis resupply, foreign disaster response and foreign humanitarian assistance, according to the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal is to give the U.S. military and IDF an opportunity to work together and learn from each other, according to U.S. Air Forces Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 2,100 of the U.S. troops were deployed to various locations across Israel for this iteration. Most will depart after Juniper Cobra ends, but some U.S. personnel will remain in Israel for additional training opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with Air Force personnel, the U.S. sent the amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima with its embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. They didn\u2019t participate directly in the ballistic missile defense portion of the exercise, but they participated in bilateral training with the IDF, according to the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The command ship Mount Whitney and guided-missile destroyer Carney also participated, the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army\u2019s 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command took part, along with EUCOM components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima comes ashore near Palmachim Beach, Israel, as part of Juniper Cobra 2018. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael McNabb\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Air Force Col. Justin Hickman, chief of staff of JTF-Israel, said the two countries have honed tactics, techniques and procedures to a point of very rapid interoperability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JTF format \u201callows 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. \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose relationships you have to build up over time,\u201d Hickman said. \u201cYou 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

Although the number of U.S. forces on the ground in this year\u2019s Juniper Cobra was down slightly from previous years, Kaduri insisted that it didn\u2019t indicate lower priority, but rather improved interoperability mastered by both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not only the forces physically deployed here in Israel, but forces stationed in the [U.S. European Command] arena in Germany. We connect via communication lines and other methods of interoperability,\u201d he said. \u201cSo the fact that you\u2019re not seeing them on the ground here doesn\u2019t mean they aren\u2019t here. The mission is much, much bigger, with a larger network of participants, even though they\u2019re not physically here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hickman noted that it\u2019s not only Israel that benefits from the joint training and contingency planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe benefit from bringing the soldiers here for realistic training, improved mobility and the lessons we learn from working with our Israeli partners,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have the Arrow, David\u2019s Sling, Iron Dome. We have Patriot, THAAD and Aegis. It\u2019s amazing technology, and we all gain from interoperability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reporter Charlsy Panzino contributed to this article.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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