I spent the summer of 1981 on exchange with the Israeli Air Force and I can
certainly say it is amazing how much equipment they have. Not all the time
in country was spent on Air Force bases. One of the most memorable was
having lunch with an Armored Brigade up on the Golan Heights and being
rushed out when some Syrians (or others) fired off some motors our direction.
I still have sitting here on my desk the Israeli Air Force beret that I
traded with one of our hosts.
>I was in Israel in May/ June1982 and got drafted by the IDF for about 4hrs.
>I Just finished med school and took an opportunity to visit cousins in
>Israel. It was that month that Israel had a massive mobilization for
>activities in Lebanon. I had my US passport but because I have dual
>citizenship the security forces nabbed me and held me until I could come up
>with deferment documents. It was pretty close. My cousin was a tank
>commander at the time.
>
>I had all sorts of thoughts in that room they had me in.
>
>The most memorable moment was when I woke up that morning... My cousin was
>gone, no one in the streets, No milk at the stores, the beach in Tel Aviv
>was nearly empty. To the distance you could hear deep bass air moving
>rumble and above wave after wave of aircraft going north. All the roads
>were blocked with flat bed trailers carying tanks - I had no Idea they had
>so much equipment.
>
>
>Mordy
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