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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Air Force appoints first-ever female squadron commander
The Israeli Air Force appoints a female pilot to head a flight squadron, the first woman to hold such a post.
The pilot, whose name cannot be published for security reasons, will command the 122nd Squadron, which operates surveillance aircraft.
With her appointment to the post by IAF chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, Maj. G. will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
“I’m happy about the appointment,” G. says in a statement put out by the IDF. “It is a great privilege and a great responsibility. The true work is still ahead. I am proud to serve in the Air Force.”
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