 Israeli F-15 and F-16 fighter jets also participated in the exercise, along with Boeing fuel supplier airplanes.Similar training was held in 2012 by the IAF in cooperation with the Hellenic Air Force in the Peloponnese and parts of southern Greece in a response to the need of the IAF training of pilots in unfamiliar areas.On March 14, 2013, the navies of Israel, Greece and the US held a two-week joint military exercise for the third year in a row.