Tomer Bar | |
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תומר בר | |
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Commander of the Israeli Air Force | |
Assumed office April 4, 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Naftali Bennett Yair Lapid Benjamin Netanyahu |
IDF Chief | Aviv Kochavi Herzi Halevi |
Preceded by | Amikam Norkin |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Kfar Yehoshua, Israel |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1989–present |
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Commands | 133 Squadron 69 Squadron Tel Nof Airbase Air Force Operations Department Israeli Air Force Flight Academy Tel Nof Airbase IAF Chief of Air Staff IDF Force Design Directorate Israeli Air Force |
Battles/wars | Security Zone in Lebanon Campaign Second Intifada Operation Defensive Shield Second Lebanon War Operation Cast Lead Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Brother's Keeper Operation Protective Edge Operation Swords of Iron |
Aluf Tomer Bar (Hebrew: תומר בר; born 1969) is an Israeli general currently commanding the Israeli Air Force. Before his selection to succeed Amikam Norkin as commander of the IAF, Bar served as head of the IDF Force Design Directorate, a reorganized version of what was once the Planning Directorate.[1]