1 00:00:03,190 --> 00:00:04,190 Yeah 2 00:00:22,230 --> 00:00:25,280 We are participating in a us Israel 3 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,640 bilateral military exercise called 4 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:30,800 Juniper Oak 23.2 5 00:00:32,890 --> 00:00:34,970 juniper Oak offers opportunities to 6 00:00:34,970 --> 00:00:37,700 strengthen integration of land , air 7 00:00:37,710 --> 00:00:41,170 and sea based systems , it also offers 8 00:00:41,170 --> 00:00:43,520 us a great opportunity to build and 9 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,687 develop relationships with our partner 10 00:00:45,687 --> 00:00:48,090 nations . We have pretty close ties 11 00:00:48,090 --> 00:00:50,257 with the Israelis I think that getting 12 00:00:50,257 --> 00:00:52,034 the opportunity to finally work 13 00:00:52,034 --> 00:00:53,868 together um getting to know each 14 00:00:53,868 --> 00:00:56,090 other's customs a little bit and how we 15 00:00:56,090 --> 00:00:58,146 operate um if there is a future need 16 00:00:58,146 --> 00:01:00,312 for us to have to incorporate military 17 00:01:00,312 --> 00:01:02,312 forces , I think it's gonna help it 18 00:01:02,312 --> 00:01:04,034 make a more fluid transition . 19 00:01:09,870 --> 00:01:13,530 Today we continue to train develop 20 00:01:13,530 --> 00:01:15,910 capabilities and work to increase the 21 00:01:15,910 --> 00:01:18,430 idea Farinas and the area's operation 22 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,020 in routine and in emergencies . We're 23 00:01:22,020 --> 00:01:24,131 working side by side with our Israeli 24 00:01:24,131 --> 00:01:26,353 counterparts here and really with other 25 00:01:26,353 --> 00:01:28,520 regional partners over the longer term 26 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,687 that's gonna ensure that we can defend 27 00:01:30,687 --> 00:01:32,853 our forces , defend our partner nation 28 00:01:32,853 --> 00:01:34,687 forces and others who are in the 29 00:01:34,687 --> 00:01:36,464 coalition . It's really part of 30 00:01:36,464 --> 00:01:38,687 integrating Israel into the centcom A . 31 00:01:38,687 --> 00:01:40,576 O . R . And again , building that 32 00:01:40,576 --> 00:01:42,520 partnership in depth and breadth . 33 00:01:48,780 --> 00:01:51,040 But the main reason is really no just 34 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,880 better to prepare ourselves for the 35 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,340 future to come interoperability between 36 00:01:57,340 --> 00:02:00,560 the United States and Israel enhances 37 00:02:00,570 --> 00:02:03,100 the overall architecture of integrated 38 00:02:03,110 --> 00:02:05,400 defense and to oppose the stabilizing 39 00:02:05,410 --> 00:02:07,690 forces in the Middle East and that 40 00:02:07,700 --> 00:02:09,922 collective approach that we take here . 41 00:02:10,170 --> 00:02:13,110 It allows us to deter threats and then 42 00:02:13,110 --> 00:02:15,277 over the longer term we know that this 43 00:02:15,277 --> 00:02:17,332 is one of the places where strategic 44 00:02:17,332 --> 00:02:19,554 competition happens on a day in and day 45 00:02:19,554 --> 00:02:21,443 out basis . The central region is 46 00:02:21,443 --> 00:02:23,666 central strategic competition , whether 47 00:02:23,666 --> 00:02:23,300 that's against Russia or against the 48 00:02:23,300 --> 00:02:27,020 chinese , we're here and we're here to 49 00:02:27,020 --> 00:02:27,350 stay .