Click photo to download. Caption: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot (far left) speaks with Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (center), chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Tel Aviv on June 9, 2015. Bolstering Israeli-American defense ties is among the principles mentioned in a new document released by Eizenkot on Aug. 13. The release marked the first time in 60 years that the IDF has made its official strategy publicly available. Credit: DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released.