A new head of the Military Intelligence’s Unit 8200 is appointed at a ceremony at the unit’s base in Gelilot, north of Tel Aviv.
Due to the sensitivity of the position, the outgoing commander can only be identified as Brig. Gen. “S” and the incoming commander as Brig. Gen. “K.”
Unit 8200 is responsible for signal intelligence, also known as SIGINT.
“Unit 8200, with its influence and the breadth of its actions, is a special group in Military Intelligence, in the IDF, in the Intelligence community, in the State of Israel and — I’ll allow myself to say — in the world,” says Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi, commander of Military Intelligence, at the ceremony.
“I want to thank you ‘S,’ with never-ending appreciation, for the important, impressive and unparalleled work. And to you, ‘K,’ the incoming commander, I wish you great success on your new path, in a journey that begins today in Unit 8200,” Halevi says.
A ceremony for the incoming head of Military Intelligence’s Unit 8200 in the Gelilot base, north of Tel Aviv, on April 6, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
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