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Oded Cohen

Oded Cohen is an Israeli fighter pilot and reserve brigadier general who commanded the Israeli Air Force's Tel Nof base.

born 1973Commanding Tel Nof air baseCommanding Ramon air baseCommanding Squadrons 117 and 69

Oded Cohen
Occupation
military personnel
Rank
tat aluf

Oded Cohen was born in 1973

Oded Cohen was born in 1973 and grew up in Jerusalem. He graduated from the Hebrew Gymnasium Rehavia.

He joined the IDF in 1991 and finished the flight course with honors as a fighter pilot. In 2008 he became commander of Squadron 117, and in 2010 he became a branch head in Air Staff. He commanded Squadron 69 from 2012 and headed the air attack department in Air Operations Staff from 2014.

He commanded Ramon base from 2016 to 2018. In September 2019 he took command of Tel Nof base and served there until September 2022.

He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and a master's degree in political science from the University of Haifa. He is also a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies in the United Kingdom.

Oded Cohen's life in 8 milestones

  1. 1973

    Born in Jerusalem.

  2. 1991

    Joined the IDF.

  3. 2008

    Became commander of Squadron 117.

  4. 2012

    Became commander of Squadron 69.

  5. 2014

    Became head of the air attack department.

  6. 2016

    Took command of Ramon base.

  7. 2019

    Took command of Tel Nof base.

  8. 2022

    Completed his term at Tel Nof.

Oded Cohen served in IDF Pilot Course

A fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force since 1991, he commanded Squadrons 117 and 69 and the Ramon and Tel Nof bases. He holds the reserve rank of brigadier general.

IDF Pilot Course

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Based on Hebrew Wikipedia, עודד כהן, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: נעם נחום / IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0

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