Militaryרויטל ברזני

Revital Barazani

Revital Barazani is an Israeli Air Force officer and the first woman to command a combat battalion in the Air Defense Array.

born 1987First woman commanding air defense combat battalionFirst David's Sling operational interceptionsCommanding Battalion 66

Occupation: military officer
Rank: aluf mishne

Revital Barazani was born in 1987

Revital Barazani, born Ozen, was born in 1987 and grew up in Netanya. She is married to Moshe and is a mother of 5 children.

She enlisted in 2004 and joined the Air Defense Array as a combat soldier on the Hawk weapon system. She later commanded a Hawk battery and an Iron Dome battery, serving in Operation Pillar of Defense and Operation Protective Edge. She also headed the David's Sling section in the Air Force training branch.

She served as deputy commander of Battalion 66 and in 2020 became commander of the aviation squadron in Wing 168. In August 2022 she was named commander of Battalion 66, which operates David's Sling. During Operation Shield and Arrow she led the system's first 2 operational interceptions, one over the Gush Dan area and one over the Jerusalem hills.

Revital Barazani's life in 4 milestones

1987
Born and later raised in Netanya.
2004
Enlisted in the Air Defense Array as a Hawk combat soldier.
2020
Appointed commander of the aviation squadron in Wing 168.
2022
Appointed commander of Battalion 66, which operates David's Sling.

Revital Barazani served in Air Defense

She has served in the Air Defense Array since 2004, commanding Hawk and Iron Dome batteries and, from 2022, Battalion 66. She holds the rank of colonel and served in Operations Pillar of Defense, Protective Edge and Shield and Arrow.

Air Defense