US, Israel Kick off Massive Exercise with 142 Aircraft, Satellites, and More
Jan. 23, 2023 | By Chris Gordon
The U.S. and Israel kicked off a massive combined weeklong military exercise Jan. 23, the largest since Israel was moved to U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in 2021.
U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine the exercise, dubbed Juniper Oak, was notable in both size and scope. CENTCOM said everything from space assets, a carrier strike group, strategic bombers, stealth fighters, electronic warfare aircraft, Special Operations forces, and crews operating HIMARS precision artillery launchers would drill in a “combined joint all-domain exercise.”
The exercise will run from Jan. 23-27 and involve 180,000 pounds of live munitions and 6,400 U.S. personnel, 450 of which will be on the ground in Israel. Operations will take place in Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The exercise “underscores our commitment to the Middle East,” CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla said in a statement.
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