Completion of the Joint Defense Exercise with the IDF and US Armed Forces
IDF Spokesperson's Office 19 April 2005

Yesterday (Monday, April 18th, 2005), the joint IDF and US Army defense
exercise which took place over the last few weeks has ended. The exercise
had been planned during the last two years and was part of a routine series
of exercises meant to examine the joint operation of the defense systems of
both nations.

Within the framework of the exercise, Patriot Missile defense systems were
placed in a number of sites around the country, and Anti-Aircraft forces
(air defense forces) from both the IDF and US Army carried out joint
shooting practice.

With the completion of the exercise, the US Army forces and their equipment
are expected to leave Israel and return to their respective bases shortly.

During a preliminary summary of the exercise by both sides, the commanders
expressed their satisfaction with the cooperation between the two armies, a
factor that made the exercise and its completion so successful.