• Captai n(Reserves)EzraLakyiareceivedamedal of honor onhiscombat intheJudea/SamariaRegionat thehei ght of the2ndIntifada.LastAugust(2009),Ezra’sreservesbattalionwasinvolved inanambushonIsrael’sNorthernborderduringwhichthebattalioncommanderwaskil ledandEzrawasseverelywounded. Henowlearnsonceagaintowalk–“Ifoneplaceseverythinginitscorrectproportionandbelievesthatall wil l begood–soitwill be”-saysEzrainaninterviewtoIDFNewsletter. READ MORE Operations Room Pictures of the Month Personal Meeting Challenges of the Moment On the AgendaIDF Events •IDFSpokes personFilmUnitphotographershaveayear-roun dtaskof trainingsoldiers fromthevariousCombatunitsinphoto-d ocumentingtheBattleFieldinrealtime. Wenowjointhe“Eg oz”Unit-“Thisisanimportantcoursesothatthepublicatlargeworldwide mustbeinformedastowhatactuallyhappensonthebattleeld”. READ MORE •Senio rOper ative inthe“ArmyofIslam” down edbyIsra elAirForcewhilstplanningthekidnappingofIsraelisinSinai. READ MORE •MajorEmma nuelLevyandMajorA mihayItkis killedinthecra shingofanF-16IintheregionoftheRamonCraterintheNegevDesert. READ MORE •Aforceofthe“Kr”DivisionhassuccessfullyapprehendedaPalestinian inhisattempttostabIsraelisatthecriticalandcloselyobservedGushEtzionJunction. READ MORE•TheIDFMedical Corps-AleaderinOperational Medici ne.Stateof theart technologyalongwithhighlytrai nedandmotivat ed, combat-readymedical crewsaimingforthehigheststandardsofmedical applicationsbothonthebat tlefieldandintimesofcalm,allplacetheIDFMEdicalCorpsatthehelminbothsavinglivesaswellasreducingtheriskoflongtermincapacity. READ MORE • TheIDF’slargest ever Medical CorpsTrainingCoursehasjust helditsconcludingdrill. 50newlytrainedandhighlymotivateddoctorswill,accordingtotheHeadoftheMedical Corps“provideanupdatedmedicalservicetoallconscripts”. READ MORE •“Go odB yeKosherSpam–We lco meSha war ma!”–The IDF tak esleaveoftheclassicbattlerations! READ MORE • As bet ti ngtheIntell igenceCommunit y , ame dal for exempl ar yachievementina“complicat edoperation”wa sgrantedbyt heChiefofStafftoanintelligencecombatant,behindcloseddoors.READ MORE •Some2,000menandwomenfrom60IDF Units partici patedin theIDFCombatFitnessCompetitionattheWingateNationalSports’Institute.READ MORE November 2010
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• Captain (Reserves) Ezra Lakyia receiveda medal ofhonor onhis combat in the Judea/Samaria Region at the height ofthe2ndIntifada.LastAugust(2009),Ezra’sreservesbattalionwasinvolvedinanambushonIsrael’sNorthernborderduringwhichthebattalioncommanderwaskilledandEzrawasseverelywounded.
Henowlearnsonceagaintowalk–“Ifoneplaceseverythinginitscorrectproportionandbelievesthatallwillbegood–soitwillbe”-saysEzrainaninterviewtoIDFNewsletter. READ MORE
• TheIDFMedicalCorps-AleaderinOperationalMedicine.Stateof the arttechnology along with highly trained andmotivated,combat-readymedicalcrewsaimingforthehigheststandardsofmedicalapplicationsbothonthebattlefieldandintimesofcalm,allplacetheIDFMEdicalCorpsatthehelminbothsavinglivesaswellasreducingtheriskoflongtermincapacity. READ MORE
• TheIDF’slargest everMedical Corps Training Course hasjustheld itsconcluding drill. 50 newly trained andhighly motivateddoctorswill,accordingtotheHeadoftheMedicalCorps“provide
anupdatedmedicalservicetoallconscripts”. READ MORE
• “GoodByeKosherSpam– Welcome Shawarma!”– The IDF takesleaveoftheclassicbattlerations! READ MORE
• As betting the Intelligence Community, a medal for exemplaryachievementina“complicatedoperation”wasgrantedbytheChiefofStafftoanintelligencecombatant,behindcloseddoors. READ MORE
• Some2,000menandwomenfrom60IDFUnitsparticipatedintheIDFCombatFitnessCompetitionattheWingateNationalSports’Institute.READ MORE
• TheChiefCoordinatingOfcerfortheTerritoriesofJudeaandSamariaintroducesnewlytrainedcadetsonthefrontierposts. READ MORE
IslamYasinwas a senior operative in theArmy of Islam terror organization and anassistantclosetotheheadoftheterroristgroup,MamtazDur'mush.Mostrecently,YasinhadbeenpersonallyinvolvedinplanninganddirectingaterrorattackinwhichIsraeliswouldbekidnappedfromtheSinaiPeninsula.
YasinworkedcloselywithMuhammadJamalFaresNamnam,killedinatargetedIDF-ISAoperationonNov.3rd,whowasalsoinvolvedintheattacknotedabove.Itisimportanttonote that despite the targeted attackonNamnam, the teroristcell has continued
A two-seater F-16I ghter jet (dubbed Soufa, or storm) crashed at the RamonCrater(southernIsrael)duringtrainingonWednesdaynight(Nov.10).Searchandrescueforceswereimmediatelycalledtotheareaandbeganconductingextensivesearchesfortheplaneanditstwocrewmembers.
Air ForceChiefofStaff, Brig. Gen.Nimrod Shefer,saidonThursday(Nov.11)that“thecrewwhichewtheSoufajetthatcrashedlastnightwasaveterancrew, able and experienced, which wetrust fully.”AccordingtotheBrig.Gen.,“Maj.Itkiswasconsidered
an experienced pilot very familiar with the Soufa jetandthenavigator, too,Maj.Levy,wasoneofitsrstnavigators.”
formedonWednesday(Nov.10)andheadedbyanofcerwiththerankofColoneltoexaminecircumstancesfortheevent.Inaddition,theIAF Commander has ordered a stop to alltrainingforSoufajets.
TheGushEtzion juncture is a central one connecting communities inGushEtzion,EfratandHebronandtheroadcomingfromBeitShemesh.Theregionisoneof thoseconstantlyunderthreat intheJudeaandSamariaregion,the
six soldiers, picked from their entire classwhichcompleted the combat course,will now sit in a classroom for one week learning about the aperture adjuster,propercomposition,shutterandspeed.No,there’snomistakehere-theseareallphotographyterms.AndtheseareEgozcombatsoldierslearningphotography.
AfewofIsrael’sseniorphotographersvolunteeredatthesecoursesontheGolanitrainingbasetohelpteachsoldiersphotography.AmongthosecomingthisyearareYaronBrener,aYnetphotographer, EladGershgoren, a photographer forvariousnewspapers, Eliran Hayat andYossiAloni,bothphotographersforIsrael’spopularnewspaperMaariv.
TheEgozsoldierscurrentlytakingpartinthecoursewerenotsortedoutbutweresenttothecourseby their commanders. “This is therst time Iam doingphotographynot as anamateur,”saidSgt.Yoav.“Thecourseis importantbecausetheworldneedstoknowwhat’s
It’sdifculttryingtoteachsomuchinsuchashortperiodoftime,sothefocusisplacedonseveraltopics.“It’simpossibletoteachfouryearsworthofmaterialinvedays,thereforeourmaingoalistopracticephotographingmostthingsandtofocusonwhat’sphotographicallyproblematicaboutasituation,”says1stSgt.Rodansky.DuringOperation Cast Lead, for example, combat soldiers took video footage ofa schoolbooby-trappedbyHamas.Butsoldierslmedonlythecablessurroundingtheschoolanddidnot capture footageof the actualbomb.Asa result, viewersdid not understand whatwas
AseniorofcerintheMedicalCorpstoldIDFWebsitethatthenewbenetsinthedoctors’trainingprogram,includinghavingmoreoftheirtuitionreimbursedaswellascompensationandawidespreadcampaignsupportingtheessentialenlistmenttotheIDFmedicalsystem,werethemainreasonsforthenotableandmuchneededimprovement in themedicaleld.TheMedicalCorpsexpectsthat thenumberofdoctorsintheIDFwillfallbetweentheyears2013-2014,butwillriseagainintheyear2015,whenstudentsfromtheTzamerettrackoftheIDF’sMedicalSchoolareexpectedtonishtheirstudies.
Chief of Staff Grants Combat Soldier One of Highest Honors
The ChiefofStaff awarded the MedalofDistinguished Service toan Intelligence Corpsghterforhisactionsduringanoperation.Chiefof the GeneralStaff,Lt. Gen.GabiAshkenazi,granted the MedalofDistinguishedServicetoanIntelligenceCorpscombatsoldierinaspecial,privateceremonyathisIDFHeadquartersofce.
TheChiefofStaff,Lt.Gen.GabiAshkenazi,spokeaboutthesecretoperationintheceremonysaying, “The operation was of the utmost importance to the security of Israel and wascarriedoutwithexcellencebeyondrecognition,breakingeveryboundandgoingfarbeyondexpectation.”TothewarriortheChiefofStaffsaid,“Ifeelhonoredtobeyourcommanderandthatofyourcolleagues.”
The IDF’schampionship for combat tness beganonThursday (Nov. 18) and will includenavigationtests,KravMaga(hand-to-handcombat),battalion-basedcompetitionsandmore.
The need for a role assisting civilian populations at a battalion level was raised followinghumanitarianissuesduringOperationCastLeadintheGazaStripinJanuary2009.Atthetime,PopulationAssistanceOfcerswereassignedtoentirebrigades,operatingundertremendouspressure.Ultimately,theirrolewasregardedasessentialtothesuccessofamission.“Duringaght,civiliansareacomponentthatabsolutelymustbetakenintoaccountandinuencesoperations,”explainedarepresentativefromtheSchoolforCommunicationandCoordination.“Theoperationmadeitevenclearerthatthereisaneedfortheseofcersatthebattalionlevel.”