180310-N-QR145-050 HAIFA, Israel (March 10, 2018) Cmdr. Dave Matsumoto, right, briefs Gen. Curtis Scaparotti, commander of U.S. European Command, in the joint operations center of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Haifa, Israel, in support of exercise Juniper Cobra (JC) 2018. JC-18 is a computer-assisted exercise conducted through computer simulations focused on improving combined missile defense capabilities and overall interoperability between the U.S. European Command and Israel Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)