The
Israeli Technological and Logistics Directorate (acronym: Atal) is a directorate in the
General Staff
A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military un ...
of the
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...
, responsible for its logistics responses and tasks, and in particular: the building of military bases, maintaining a medical infrastructure during peacetime and times of war and emergencies, caring for the nutrition of soldiers, as well as for the fuel and maintenance of the managerial and military vehicle fleet of the IDF.
The Directorate is the third manifestation of the Technological and Logistics Directorate, overseeing the
Logistics Corps, which saw many of its units and much of its authority transferred to the
Ground Forces. During an emergency, the directorate is also responsible for the deployment of most non-combat reserve units. As of 2012, it is headed by
Aluf Kobi Barak Kobi or KOBI may refer to:
* Kobi (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Kobi, a colour, a variation of red-violet
* Kobi, Georgia, a village
* Kobi Line, a railway in North Korea
* Kobi Station, a railway station in Minokamo, ...
.
History
The directorate was created in February 1948 as the Quartermasters Directorate and renamed to Supply Directorate in 1972. In 1997 it was renamed to Technological and Logistics Directory, and in 2006 to Logistics, Medical, and the Centers Directorate. In 2008 the name was changed back to its current name.
Commanders
External links
Official site
Military units and formations of Israel
Military medicine in Israel
Military logistics of Israel
Israel Defense Forces directorates
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