U.S. Ambassador to Israel James B. Cunningham, right, meets with Rear Adm. John M. Richardson, the commander of the joint task force for Juniper Cobra 2010 (JC 10) and deputy commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, in Hatzor, Israel, Nov. 3, 2009.

While on Hatzor Air Base, Cunningham also met with senior Israeli and U.S. military officials and toured JC 10 camp sites.

JC, held every two years, is the fifth iteration of its kind with this year?s focus on testing the active missile-defense capabilities of both U.S. and Israeli armed forces.

(DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kristopher Regan, U.S. Navy/Released)