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Monday, July 10, 2017
IDF chief: Israeli military both ‘cutting edge’ and ‘a people’s army’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF General Staff visited the F-35 stealth fighter jet squadron in the Nevatim air base in southern Israel today, the army says.
The inspection of the F-35 fighter jet, known in the IDF as the Adir, came after a trip to the “Aleh Negev — Nahalat Eran” rehabilitation center in the Negev desert, which is run by retired IDF general Doron Almog.
During the visit, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot said: “The General Staff started the morning with a visit to the Aleh Negev rehabilitation village, meeting volunteers, workers and handicapped residents, and ended the trip with a visit to the Adir squadron, which is operationally at the cutting edge of the Israel Defense Forces — this shows the power of the IDF and its status as a people’s army.”
— Judah Ari Gross
The Times of Israel Community.