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SUMMARY:Loud and Clear: Leadership Perspectives of a Senior Israeli Air Force Pilot with Brigadier General (ret.) Iftach Spector
DESCRIPTION:Brigadier General (ret.) Iftach Spector\, a distinguished former fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force\, is regarded as one of the leading flying aces in the history of the IAF. He is also an expert on organizational performance and military tactics. \nSpector has served\, among other roles\, as Commander of the Ramat David and Tel Nof Airbases\, as Head of the Air Operations department and head of the F-16 induction project. He participated in the 1981 attack on the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak. \nSpector invented the “HALO” system\, an avionics system for helicopters operating on the battlefield\, whose core features have been adopted in many military forces worldwide. \nIn 2003\, Spector was a signatory of the of the “Pilots’ Letter” in which he and 27 other pilots stated their refusal to bomb targets in the West Bank and Gaza when collateral damage would likely be severe. \nSpector holds a bachelor’s degree from Tel Aviv University\, and a master’s degree from UCLA. In 2023\, he received a doctoral degree from Bar-Ilan University for his dissertation titled: “The Richthofen Symptom: Task Focus – Contributions\, Costs\, and the Harms of Excess.”  \nHis 2009 memoir\, “Loud and Clear\,” is available in English. He is also the author of a prize-winning novela. \nRegister→ \nSponsored by the Israel Connections Committee
URL:https://www.templeemanuel.com/event/loud-and-clear-leadership-perspectives-of-a-senior-israeli-air-force-pilot-with-brigadier-general-ret-iftach-spector/
LOCATION:Gann Chapel\, 385 Ward Street\, Newton\, MA\, 02459\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Community,Israel
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