180310-N-AC979-005 HAIFA, Israel (March 10, 2018) U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, left, commander for U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Command Europe, is briefed in the Joint Operations Center of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). Mount Whitney moored in Haifa, Israel, in support of exercise Juniper Cobra (JC) 2018. JC-18 is a ballistic missile defense joint U.S.-Israel exercise that uses computer simulations to train forces and enhance interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael McNabb/Released)