Combat Intelligence Collection Corps

Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps

Flag of the Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps
Active 2000–today
Country Israel
Branch GOC Army Headquarters
Type Combat Intelligence
Role Reconnaissance and intelligence gathering close to and behind enemy lines
Part of Israel Defense Forces
Motto(s) "Hatzofeh Lifnei Hamahaneh" ("The Scout Ahead of the Camp")
Colors Sand-colored Beret, Black Boots, White & Yellow Flag
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier General Eli Pollack
"Racoon" Recon and observation vehicle of IDF's Combat Intelligence Collection Corps

The Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps is the newest of the IDF GOC Army Headquarters' five corps, created in April 2000 and tasked with collecting combat intelligence. It is responsible for intelligence units from the battalion level and up to the entire force. Accordingly, it is professionally subordinate to the Military Intelligence Directorate. Due to the need for collecting combat intelligence and in maintaining observation networks, it is in the midst of expansion.

Structure

The corps consists of the following units:

Training

Two weeks after drafting the training commanders decide where each soldier will serve (either Special Forces or Mounted Forces) based upon the psychological, physical, and motivational state of the soldier.

Foot Infantry & Special Forces
Mounted Forces

History

In 1993, the Yahmam (abbreviation for Target Field Intelligence) unit, also known as the Nitzan Commando, was created. The unit was designated to provide intelligence in real time and sighting enemy targets. It was appended to the Artillery Corps and its soldiers wore black berets, even though they were under the direct command of the General Staff. During the 1982–2000 South Lebanon Conflict, it operated as an elite outfit tasked with collecting combat intelligence. After the February 4, 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster, in which the unit lost two men out of a total of 73 killed, the Supreme Court of Israel instructed to reveal their names, and consequently, the unit's existence was revealed to the public.

The unit was created as a corps in April 2000, under Amnon Sufrin. In late 2008, the GOC Army Headquarters decided to rename it to the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, to emphasize its combat nature.[1][2] The name was changed in November 2009.[3]

Chief Combat Intelligence Officer

The Chief Combat Intelligence Officer is a Brigadier General appointed by the head of GOC Army Headquarters in coordination with the Military Intelligence Directorate. As of 2009, the Chief Combat Intelligence Officer is Eli Pollack.

NameYears
Amnon Sufrin 2000–03
Yuval Halamish 2003–05
Guy Lipkin 2005–07
Ariel Karo 2007–09
Eli Pollack 2009–2012
Guy Bar-Lev 2012– 2015

References

  1. Cohen, Gili (July 24, 2009). "Start Learning: Instead of Field Intelligence – Combat Intelligence Collection Corps". Bamahane (in Hebrew). No. 2998. p. 15.
  2. Ben Dror, Arnon (March 25, 2009). "With God's Help: Field Intelligence Corps will be Renamed to Combat Intelligence Collection Corps" (in Hebrew). Israel Defense Forces. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. "Redesigned Combat Intelligence Collection Corps Aims High" (in Hebrew). Israel Defense Forces. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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