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Source: https://www.jns.org/israel-news/u-s-israel-relations/23/6/4/292610/
U.S. Defense Official: Israel Is Our "Most Combat Credible and Capable Military Partner" in the Middle East
(JNS) Mike Wagenheim - Dana Stroul, the Pentagon's top Middle East policymaker, told JNS that the decision to transfer Israel from the U.S. military's European Command to its Central Command, which is responsible for the Middle East, was "a strategic game changer for how the United States can partner with Israel and our Arab partners in the region to advance security and stability." The Pentagon thinks that sharing intelligence, exploring integrated air and missile defense, and expanding maritime awareness "contribute in a positive way to security and stability," Stroul said. "We work on it every day." "We see Israel and the IDF as the most combat credible and capable military partner for CENTCOM." Deepening that relationship helps prepare Israel and the U.S. "to respond to a variety of scenarios, and that includes Iran's destabilizing activities....We are constantly sharing exchanges on Iran nuclear advances, and discussing how both sides will most effectively work together to address them." "The United States learns as much from Israel as Israel learns from the United States, and it's not just Iron Dome. It's what Israel has achieved with a multi-layered air defense system, and the expertise which it brings to bear every day to protect civilian lives."