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Ishai Wexler

Ishai Wexler is an Israeli reserve colonel in the IDF who commanded the Kela David formation.

born 1952Commanding the Kela David formationArmored Corps command rolesFounding the company PAM

Occupation: military officer
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War, Yom Kippur War

Ishai Wexler was born in 1952 in Mishmar HaNegev

Ishai Wexler was born in 1952 and grew up on Kibbutz Mishmar HaNegev.

He began his army service in the Air Force in 1970 and moved to the Armored Corps in 1971, where he completed tank commander training and the armor officers course. In the Yom Kippur War he fought as a platoon commander in Tank Battalion 198. He later commanded tank battalions, including one in the First Lebanon War, reserve Battalion 8576 of Brigade 14, and a Merkava battalion in Brigade 211.

He set up the precision weapons branch in the Ground Forces headquarters, headed its planning and budgets department, and then commanded Brigade 217. From 1990 to 1993 he commanded the Kela David formation, and afterward headed a department in the defense research and development directorate.

After leaving the IDF he headed early planning at the UAV plant of Israel Aerospace Industries. In 2006 he founded PAM, a company that develops military and civilian technologies.

Ishai Wexler's life in 6 milestones

1952
Born in Mishmar HaNegev.
1970
Began army service in the Air Force.
1971
Moved to the Armored Corps.
1990
Took command of the Kela David formation.
1993
Ended his command of Kela David.
2006
Founded the company PAM.

Ishai Wexler served in Armored Corps

He served in the Armored Corps from 1971, fought as a platoon commander in the Yom Kippur War and led a tank battalion in the First Lebanon War. He commanded Brigade 217 and, from 1990 to 1993, the Kela David formation, reaching the rank of colonel.

Armored Corps