U.S. And Israeli Soldiers Are Simulating Battle On Three Fronts In This Year's Juniper Cobra Exercises

Jerusalem Post: U.S. and IDF troops, in major joint drill, simulating battle on 3 fronts

Juniper Cobra, the largest joint US-Israeli air defense exercise, is underway across the country.

Juniper Cobra, the largest joint US-Israeli air-defense exercise, is under way, with thousands of troops deployed across the country simulating scenarios where Israel faces missile barrages simultaneously on various fronts.

In the two years since the last Juniper Cobra exercise, Israel’s enemies have changed. And while 2017 was a relatively quiet year for Israel, the IDF’s Aerial Defense Division successfully intercepted drones in the North, as well as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

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Update: Israel, US troops train together to counter missile threats (AP)

WNU Editor: Nearly 5,000 Israeli and American troops are involved in these exercises.