Hi Gal, I spoke to the UK today, they have some changes to the personnel on the course so they’ll send an up-to-date list next week. They are preparing the security paperwork (Request For Visit) that we submit through DSDE for all UK visits, can you please confirm locations and POCs for each of the IDF locations e.g.

 

Camp Glilot

Ramat David Air Base

Northern Command base

 

I also discussed with Jim options for Plan B. He recommended a visit to the National Cyber Centre that he experienced whilst on the MABAL Course including meeting the kids selected for the cyber programme. Would something like that be possible? I fear that an Air Force museum, tank museum or similar would only be interesting for single-service rather than the Joint flavour of the course.

 

Regards

 

‘Rolfie’

 

J P Dunne

Wing Commander RAF

Naval / Air Attache | Defence Section | British Embassy | 192 Hayarkon Street | Tel Aviv 6340502, Israel

8447 2257 (FTN) | Tel (+972) (0)3 725 1257 | Mob (+972) (0)52 2655884 | (972) (0)3 725 1254 (fax)

 

 

 

 

Toby, as discussed see draft programme below as shared with Matan, Gal and J5 a few months ago.

 

I look forward to discussing on Thursday.

 

My details: Wing Commander John Dunne, MFA ID Number 214330, Grey Land Rover Discovery 4, plate number 22-520-22.

 

Regards

 

‘Rolfie’

 

J P Dunne

Wing Commander RAF

Naval / Air Attache | Defence Section | British Embassy | 192 Hayarkon Street | Tel Aviv 6340502, Israel

8447 2257 (FTN) | Tel (+972) (0)3 725 1257 | Mob (+972) (0)52 2655884 | (972) (0)3 725 1254 (fax)

 

 

 

 

Matan,

 

Many thanks to both you and Gal for your time on Tuesday – it was really appreciated.  Below is a very tentative draft programme based on our discussions, but with additional outline details for context.

 

Grateful for your assistance in confirming the programme – the only thing we really need to do at this stage is book the accommodation for the Kibbutz  (Kfar Giladi / Gonen) but this is dependent on whether we are doing the ‘North’ tour or not.  Could you give us an indication by the end of next week?

 

The highlighted events in yellow are where we require your assistance.  We also mentioned that the order of the visits is interchangeable depending on availiabiliy and where the Iron Dome unit is located.

 

Could you please also forward to Gal, as I don’t have her address.

 

 

Date	Serial	Comments
9 Feb 20
2015L	HCSC 20 arrive on LY316 at Ben Gurion Airport	47 Pax including Maj Gen Andrew Roe & Brig Ian Mortimer
2200L	Coach departs for Hotel TBC
2230L	Arrival and check in.
10 Feb 20
0800	Coach Departs for Israeli National Defence College	Dress MTP
0830	Arrive	Met by Comdt – Gen Itay Veruv?
0845	Defence Attaché Overview/Welcome Brief.	Col Jim Priest INDC Plenum
0915	IDF Military Strategy/Doctrine	INDC/DADO Centre TBC
1015	Coffee Break
1030	IAF Overview	TBC – context for IAF aspects
1100	Ballistic Missile Defence	Lt Col Tal Kaduri - TBC
1230	Lunch	INDC
1315	Coach to Iron Dome unit & Ramat David Airbase
A/R	TBC -  Iron Dome Visit	30 Minutes
1430	Ramat David Airbase	Operational Integration of IDF Air and Land Forces. Mission & Tasks Integration of Reservists
1630	Coach to Kibbutz
1730	Check into Kibbutz Executive Time
11 Feb 20
0830	Coach to view ‘Tunnels’.	Civilian Warm Clothing
0900	Tunnel Tour
0930	Coach to Northern Command
1000	Northern Command Operational Overview	View Lebanese Border Posts
1200	Lunch
NLT 1300	Coach to Ben Gurion Airport Tel Aviv
1530 -1600	Check in for LY2431 to Larnaca
1845	Depart for Larnaca
1950	Arrive Larnaca
2120	Coach to Limmasol

 

 

Regards

 

Jim

 

Colonel Jim Priest MBE

Defence Attaché  | Defence Section | British Embassy | 192 Hayarkon Street | Tel Aviv 6340502, Israel

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