Amikam Norkin
A ceremony to mark the occasion, held at Tel Nof Airbase, included IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi; commanders from the German, Greek and Cypriot air forces; and those in the U.S. Air Force in Europe.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told IAF Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin that his tens of years of service were brave and creative.
Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin met with his Emirati counterpart, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al Alawi, who a few weeks ago was in Israel for the Blue Flag international exercise.
A veteran fighter pilot who served as commander of the Tel Nof Airbase, Bar replaces Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin in the role.
Maj. N., who serves as deputy commander of the 119th Air Force Squadron, will be the first female officer to serve in the highly sensitive role.
“We are in times of regional change, with a global pandemic and a battlefield becoming more complex every day,” says IAF commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin.
Addressing newly graduated officers in Israel’s Air Defense Command, Israel Air Force Commander Amikam Norkin cites growing threat from armed drones and cruise missiles.