NEWSRAEL: After years of intensive training, becoming a pilot in the IAF was always a huge honor. After more than a year of IAF fighting on all fronts, including far away in Iran and Yemen - without ONE plane shot down - these new pilots must feel how great an honor it is to join what is probably the BEST air force in the world today.
IDF Spokesperson: The Round of Wings, in which officer ranks and flight wings were awarded to course No. 189, was held today (Wednesday), at the Air Force Museum at the "Hatzrim" base.
36 graduates join the ranks of the Air Force's fighters starting today, will form the operational and strategic spearhead of the IDF and will lead the Air Force's missions in the coming years.
The ceremony was held in the presence of the Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, additional commanders, and the families of the graduates. The families of the late Lieutenant Shahar Ben Nun, the late Major General Ily David Garfinkel, and the late Major General Alon Kudryashov, three soldiers who began their journey in Course 189 and fell during the war, were invited to the parade.