Israel – IDF Calls Up Thousands Of Reservists In Massive Three-Day Drill

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    File photo credit IDF Reservists training.Israel – The IDF General Staff launched a large-scale three-day drill on Monday, testing the military’s ability to rapidly transition itself from routine activities to an emergency war footing.

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    In the course of the drill, hundreds of thousands of IDF reservists will receive mock telephone messages asking them to confirm that the call-up system works, and thousands of reservists will be physically called up to bases at short notice.

    “This is one of the largest reservist telephone call-ups we’ve had in an exercise,” a senior military source has said. “We want to ensure that the system is well-oiled and working.”

    The IDF’s Northern and Southern territorial commands will drill responding to attacks from Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza.

    “This is part of of the planned graph of exercises for this year,” the source stressed. “It is part of our activities linked to working on our readiness.”

    During the call up, the Israel Air Force will also place its air bases in emergency mode, and practice rapidly translating intelligence data into air strikes.

    The Israel Navy will also take part, testing its infrastructure.

    “For the first time, cyber defenses will be a part of a General Staff exercise,” the source said.

    The IDF’s Southern Command will seek to apply lessons learned from last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, and hold exercises responding to mock rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.

    The IDF’s Operations Branch will practice coordinating various emergency maneuvers across the country

    The Home Front Command’s search and rescue battalions will hold a number of drills, including one at a mock disaster site Holon throughout Monday.

    Between Monday and Wednesday, civilians can expect to see an increase in military traffic around schools in number of cities, including Bet Shemesh, Herzliya, and around the Shivat Kochavim shopping mall at Herzliya.

    Military traffic will also be noticeable around Tel Aviv’s central bus station, Tel Aviv Municipality.

    Content is provided courtesy of the Jerusalem Post


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    albroker
    albroker
    8 years ago

    when will ALL of Israels CITIZENS including Arabs and Haredim share in the burden of defense?

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    8 years ago

    Get ready Iran, this is for you.