The commander of the Israeli navy is of China descent and has achieved extraordinary things.
Israel’s new naval commander, Eli Marom
The "first" in the army
At the end of October, Israel’s new naval commander, Aili Maroum, officially took office. Unlike his predecessor, as well as officers of all arms such as the Israeli navy, Ali has a distinctive China silhouette, and his face, skin color and hair are quite "China-like", so that he looks like a China at first glance. It turns out that Ellie is of China descent. It is the first time in Israeli history that a person of China descent holds such a high military post.
On October 8th, Ali Maroum was officially appointed. On the same day, Israeli Defense Minister Barak, Israeli Chief of Staff Askin Naz and others held an appointment ceremony for him. Barak admired Ali and had high hopes, because he was interested in David, the former naval commander. Ben? Basat’s performance in the Israel-Lebanon war was "extremely dissatisfied", and he always wanted to "take off" the admiral who had worked for four years, but he was constrained by the relations between all parties and did not do it easily. This time, Barak finally made a decision. He patted Ali on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, make up for the losses caused before, and rebuild the elegance and glory of the Israeli navy." Askin Naz also encouraged Ali: "It’s up to you now!"
"Alternative" makes extraordinary achievements.
The 52-year-old Aili’s grandfather is a native of China, and her grandmother moved to China from Russia. Aili’s father fled from Germany to China in World War II, met Aili’s mother and got married. Seven years after the establishment of Israel, the couple returned to Israel to settle down, and Ali was born here.
Because Ellie’s oriental characteristics are obvious, she has been called "Chinese" since she was a child. This nickname comes from the English word "Chinese" (from China). From the time he was sensible, Ali realized that his appearance was "different", but he didn’t resent being called "Chiney". Even when introducing himself to strangers, he took the initiative to say "My name is Chiney". According to Ali’s classmates, he was always at the top of his class and had a strong personality. After joining the army, Ali’s strong personality became more prominent, which made him get promoted continuously. One of Aili’s colleagues said: "The fact that he looks different forced Chiney to constantly show people that he is better, so that he quickly became one of the best."
Through hard work, Ali became the commander of Haifa naval base in northern Israel from a little-known naval engineer, and became the deputy commander of the navy. In addition, he has served as the Israeli military representative of the United States-Israel Joint Staff and the Israeli military attache in the United States.
Be questioned for no reason because of one’s ancestry
After Ali was appointed as the commander of the navy, it caused great repercussions in Israel’s domestic public opinion and people. On the same day, the Israeli media reported the incident with headlines such as "Israel has an China as the commander of the navy" and "the new commander of the navy comes from China", which was quite confusing, and some netizens who didn’t understand the situation even gave a puzzled exclamation. Many public opinions have expressed enough confidence in Ali’s ability to reorganize and strengthen the Israeli navy, but some people have questioned his appointment as commander of the Israeli navy, and some even point out that he is a quarter of China origin. (Global Times Global Network)
Israeli navy "Saar-5" light frigate [data picture]
Delivery ceremony of Israeli "Dolphin" class conventional submarine [data picture]
Little information: Israeli navy
Due to the persistent tense military and political situation in the Middle East, Israel has always attached great importance to the navy and developed it as an independent service for many years. By the beginning of 2003, the Israeli navy had a total of 65,000 people and more than 70 ships including submarines, making it an important maritime force along the Mediterranean coast.
Organization
The highest officer of the Israeli navy is the commander of the navy. Through his headquarters (located in Haifa), he exercises daily leadership over the naval forces: he is responsible for the naval combat readiness, development, organization of combat training and material and technical support, and is directly under the leadership of the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Armed Forces. The headquarters consists of six departments: combat department, training department, reconnaissance department, cadre department, communication department and logistics department. The organizational structure of the navy also includes several headquarters, namely, the naval combat force command, the missile force command, the submarine force command, the patrol force command, the coast guard command, the naval base and the naval berth command. ·
All the ships of the Israeli navy are organized into two clusters: the Mediterranean cluster and the Red Sea cluster. The submarine sub-fleet, the light frigate sub-fleet and the missile boat sub-fleet are the main naval fleet.
By the beginning of 2003, the Israeli navy’s combat formation consisted of four sub-fleets of combat ships (one submarine sub-fleet, one light frigate sub-fleet and two missile boats sub-fleet), six combat boat detachments (five escort boats and one missile boat and escort boat detachment), one base patrol squadron, two helicopter battalions, two independent naval battalions (Marine Battalion and Destruction Reconnaissance Battalion) and 12 coastal battery companies. At present, there are three Israeli naval bases, namely Haifa base, Ashdod base and Eilat base. In addition, it has several berths, such as Aka, Art Park Jung Su and Ashkelon. Except Haifa base, other ground facilities are located in the Mediterranean Sea.
Existing equipment
According to the latest information, the Israeli navy currently has six conventional submarines of Dolphin and Gaelic class, three light frigates (Saar-5 class), 20 missile boats (Saar-4 class and Saar-4.5 class) and 33 escort boats (Dabbour class, Super Debora class and Sheldag class). As an underwater killer of the Israeli navy, the Dolphin class submarine is equipped with 533mm and 650mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes and UGM—84C Saber-Harpoon anti-ship missile. According to western military analysts, the boat is also equipped with cruise missiles developed by Israel itself.
In addition, the naval air force is equipped with three base patrol aircraft and 41 combat helicopters. The coastal artillery has 24 shore guns and 60 anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of more than 20 mm.
In the event of war, the number of sub-fleets and formations of the Israeli navy will not change at the beginning, but the number of warships and combat boats can be increased by 21 after 30 days and nights. With various mobilization measures, the total number of Israeli navy will reach 115,000.
Personnel training
Israeli naval officers are usually trained by the Naval School in Haifa, which is attended by active naval sergeants and those who have successfully graduated from the maritime school in Akka. The training period is two years, and graduates will be awarded the rank of lieutenant. About 50 officers graduate from this school every year.
The Naval Training Center in Haifa is also a place to train command cadres and engineering and technical cadres for the navy, mainly to train junior technicians working on ships. In addition, graduates from the merchant marine school in Tyre-Avev and Ashdod can also be enlisted in the navy.
The training of middle-level officers in command and command positions is usually carried out in their own command colleges and military academies in NATO countries.
Its campaign tactical training is carried out according to the plan of the General Staff of the Israeli Armed Forces. The main purpose of training is to teach and improve the skills of organizing the coordinated action of various arms of the navy. One of its contents is the "Reliable Mermaid" exercise jointly conducted with the US and Turkish navies. The exercise is held regularly in the eastern Mediterranean, with the aim of constantly improving the coordinated actions of the three navies in the process of coordinated search and rescue operations. When organizing the training of staff officers, they widely use computer equipment, including equipment that can simulate the combat operations of all parties and equipment that can improve the training level of commanders with reduced military input.
Future development
Within the framework of the "Army-2010" package to re-equip the national armed forces, Israeli leaders paid special attention to the modernization of the navy. The improvement of naval forces is carried out from the following aspects: new surface ships and submarines are added to the navy, equipped with modern weapons and technical weapons, and the modernization of various ships is realized. According to this plan, Israel will build six "Super-Debora" class escort boats and two "Sheldag" class escort boats. Among them, the first boat was put into service in the second half of 2003. Moreover, Israel’s Ministry of National Defense plans to buy another seven similar escort boats.
At the same time, the Israeli navy is negotiating with the American shipbuilding company "ingels" for the purchase of four light frigates. If the negotiations go smoothly, the first batch of ships will be installed as navy in 2007. According to the analysis of international military analysts, it is very likely that the Israeli navy will be equipped with cruise missiles with a flight distance of about 200 kilometers. The missile was developed by a subsidiary of the Israeli aviation industry giant Konzern.
According to the estimation of international military analysts, the new naval plan will further improve the combat capability of the Israeli navy and consolidate its dominant position in the navies of Arab Muslim countries in the Near and Middle East.
Editor: Cao Jin