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New Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar takes up post
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, the chief of the Israeli Air Force, at a ceremony on April 4, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar takes over as the new head of the Israeli Air Force, replacing Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin after five years.
Bar, 52, previously led the military’s Force Design Directorate, which is tasked with overseeing the development of new combat and weapons techniques.
Norkin, who has led the air force since 2017, will retire from the military after some 37 years.
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