First female deputy commander in IAF combat squadron – Air force chief appoints F-15 navigator as a deputy commander in the Spearhead Squadron; officer received the happy news while she was flying a mission. | ynet

Israel Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin has appointed a woman as a deputy commander of a combat squadron in a first for the IAF. Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter The officer, an F-15 navigator, will serve in the Spearhead Squadron at the Tel-Nof Airbase. She will be promoted to the rank of major in the summer. She received the news of her promotion while flying a mission.