Yair Golan
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Aluf Yair Golan (Hebrew: יאיר גולן) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the head of the Home Front Command.[1]
[edit] Timeline of career[1]
- 1980: enlisted in the Paratroopers Brigade (IDF)
- 1980s-90s: company commander, commander of 'Orev' company, deputy battalion commander, Operations Branch officer, and commander of brigade 890
- 1993: battalion commander in IDF Officers' School
- 1994: West Bank Division Division's Operations Branch Officer
- 1996-1997: commander of Eastern Division of Lebanon Liaison Unit
- 1998-2000: head of Operations Directorate
- 2000-2002: commander of Nahal infantry brigade
- 2003-2007: commander of West Bank Division
- 2008: commander of Home Front Command
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Major General Yair Golan, GOC Homefront Command". Israel Defense Forces. http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/about/staff/Yair-Golan.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
