(Air & Space Forces) 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 said the exercise, dubbed Juniper Oak, will include space assets, a carrier strike group, strategic bombers, stealth fighters, electronic warfare aircraft, Special Operations forces, and crews operating HIMARS precision artillery launchers. The exercise will involve 6,400 U.S. personnel, 450 of whom will be on the ground in Israel. Of the 142 aircraft participating, 100 are American, including Air Force B-52 strategic bombers, F-35s, F-15s, F-16s, Army Apache attack helicopters, airborne early warning planes, and electronic warfare aircraft. Six U.S. ships are participating, including the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier, cruisers and destroyers.
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