180307-N-AC979-004 TEL AVIV, Israel (March 7, 2018) A Sailor assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group signals a landing craft, air cushion to come ashore near Palmachim Beach, Israel, during Exercise Juniper Cobra (JC) 2018. JC-18 is a joint U.S.-Israel ballistic missile defense exercise that uses computer simulations to train forces and enhance interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael McNabb/Released)