The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el ⓘ, lit. ' Army for the Defense of Israel '), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel.

Nov 16, 2021 · In 2016, IDF special forces and U.S. Marines held joint training in Israel’s Negev Desert as part of an exercise dubbed “Noble Shirley.” The forces practiced counter-terrorism tactics, including landing helicopters in combat zones, urban combat and storming positions.

Nov 5, 2021 · Marines aboard a helicopter carrier arrived in Israel’s southernmost city and its only major locale on the Red Sea on Monday for a weeklong multiforce training exercise ― the first since Israel...

Feb 27, 2022 · It is no surprise than that the IDF is operating a core USMC capability, the F-35, and are adding the latest capability, namely, the CH-53K. The IDF is increasingly focused on becoming more mobile and expeditionary, which brings them closer to the USMC trajectory of change as well.”

Feb 21, 2023 · Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between USMARCENT and the IDF designed to improve interoperability, strengthen partner-nation relationships in the U.S. Central Command area of operations...

Feb 21, 2023 · Troops from the United States Marines are holding a 10-day-long joint exercise with the Israel Defense Forces in Israel that started this week. The drill, dubbed Intrepid Maven, began Sunday and...

Jul 27, 2023 · The Israel Defense Forces says it has wrapped up a joint drill between the elite Shayetet 13 Naval commando unit and the US military. The drill, dubbed Juniper Spartan, was led by the IDF...

From February 19 through March 1, 2023, Marines of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) trained alongside the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for the first time since CENTCOM assumed combatant command responsibility over Israel from U.S. European Command in September 2021.

Oct 6, 2024 · Safeguarding the State of Israel and its residents against threats. Discover the IDF's mission and values.

the CH-53K brings to the IDF. The first and in many ways the most important one is that this new heavy lift helicopter is entering the USMC force as the final piece of the triad of the Osprey-F35-B and the CH-53K. Marine air capabilities have transformed the USMC.