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Distinguished visitors of the Sheik Hussein Border Terminal, 1st Theater Sustainment Command - Operational Command Post, 673d Quartermaster Company and 730th Quartermaster Company stand for a group photo during Juniper Caracal 23-2 at the border of Israel and Jordan on May 30, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the multinational logistics capabilities between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ryan Scribner)
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U.S. Army sustainers provide transportation for the movement of equipment during a convoy operation in Israel during Juniper Caracal 2023, May 30, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the multinational logistics capabilities between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ryan Scribner)
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Israeli Defense Forces host welcome brief to 1st Theater Sustainment Command - Operational Command Post command team prior to Juniper Caracal 23-2 mortuary affairs presentations of both nations at Hatzor Air Force Base in Israel on May 31, 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Natalia Candamo)
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Tennesse National Guard Sgt. Jermey Lofties, 730th Quartermaster Company, operates pump prior to departure for Juniper Caracal 23-2 convoy operation in Jordan on May 30, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the multinational logistics capabilities between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ryan Scribner)
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Capt. Amanda Longoria, 673d Quartermaster Company gives a brief to the Israeli Defense Forces and 1st Theater Sustainment Command - Operational Command Post command team before the mortuary affairs team gives tour of mobile integrated remains collection system during Juniper Caracal 23-2 at a base in Israel on May 31, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the multinational logistics capabilities between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ryan Scribner)
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673d Quartermaster Company mortuary affairs team demonstrate the ceremonial hand-off of a casket during Juniper Caracal 23-2, at a base in Israel on May 31, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the multinational logistics capabilities between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ryan Scribner)
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Israeli Defense Forces give mortuary affairs presentation to 1st Theater Sustainment Command - Operational Command Post command team and 673d Quartermaster Company mortuary affairs team at Hatzor Air Force Base in Israel on May 31, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the cooperative defense of Israel between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Natalia Candamo)
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U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Gabriel Montalvo, 673d Quartermaster Company mortuary affairs team, briefs Israeli Defense Forces Col. Oufer Margalit on administrative in-processing of remains inside a mobile integration remains collection system at a base in Israel for Juniper Caracal 23-2 on May 31, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the multinational logistics capabilities between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ryan Scribner)
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1st Theater Sustainment Command deputy commanding general, Brig. Gen. Maria Juarez meets with Israeli Defense Force key leaders at Sheik Hussein border terminal during Juniper Caracal 23 exercise on May 30, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the cooperative defense of Israel between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Natalia Candamo)
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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from 673d Quartermaster Company and 1st Theater Sustainment Command - Operational Command Post stand in front of mobile integration remains collection system at a base in Israel on May 31, 2023. JC23 is a bilateral exercise designed to improve the multinational logistics capabilities between the U.S. and the Israeli Defense Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ryan Scribner)
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - U.S. Army sustainers with the 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Operational Command Post provided logistics support to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during the bilateral military exercise held between the U.S. and Israel militaries known as Juniper Caracal 2023, held in May 2023.
The Juniper exercise series, including Juniper Oak 23-2, and Juniper Falcon 23-2 which were completed in earlier this year, are designed to enhance interoperability between both nations’ militaries and ensure U.S. and Israeli forces are ready and prepared to respond to any contingency, particularly those involving ballistic missile defense or crisis response.
Col. Gerry L. Jackson, 1st TSC alternate command post director, explained how this exercise demonstrates the long-standing commitment and cooperation between Israel and the United States.
“Our partnership with Israel is key. The Juniper Caracal exercise helps strengthen our partnership and our working relationship with Israel,” said Jackson.
The exercise was planned by members of both the 1st TSC and IDF and consisted of participants from the 673d Quartermaster Company mortuary affairs team and the 730th Quartermaster Company transportation team. These teams conducted a convoy operation and a demonstration of combat readiness by showcasing the capabilities of a mobile integrated remains collection system.
The MIRCS is a self-contained shelter with four main areas: a receiving and processing area, a refrigerated storage area for remains, an administrative area, and a storage section for operational supplies. It consists of all components necessary to deploy, move and operate in support of a full spectrum of military and peacetime disaster support. It can be transported via land or by air.
Sgt. Maj. Lachelle Wiggins, the Juniper Caracal noncommissioned officer in charge, said that she was pleased with the success of the exercise.
“As we build our partnership with the IDF, it is these positive interactions that generate readiness and build trust in our capabilities as technically and tactically proficient professionals,” stated Wiggins.
The Juniper exercise series serves as an opportunity for U.S. military personnel and the IDF to exercise together and to learn from one another. JC23 represents another step in the deliberate and strategic relationship between the U.S. and Israel and contributes to overall regional stability.
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