Ran Goren

Ran Goren (; born March 19, 1942) is a retired fighter pilot and Major General of the IDF, former Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Head of the Manpower Directorate.

In 1961 he enlisted in the pilot training course where he was trained as a fighter pilot. His first engagement was during a bombing raid in Syria in April 1967. In the Six-Day War, Goren served as a Vautour pilot in the 110 Squadron. During the war he flew 15 combat sorties, amongst them the assault on the Egyptian airfield Beni Suef, the first bombing of the H-3 Iraqi Air Base as part of Operation Focus, and air support mission during the Battle of Abu-Ageila.

At the first month of the War of Attrition, Goren served in the 117 Squadron (Dassault Mirage III), and on July 8, 1969 he shot down a Syrian MiG-21 using a Python missile during an air battle. On July 24, he shot down an Egyptian Su-7 that infiltrated Sinai in an attempt to attack IDF posts. After these air battles he was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Skyhawk Squadron. in which he flew up to the end of the War of Attrition around 160 operational missions.

In 1969 Goren underwent training on F-4 Phantom and was nominated as a Deputy Commander of the 69 Phantom Squadron. In 1972 he was the founder and first commander of the A-4 Advanced Training Squadron in the Flight School, also serving the emergency postings in the event of war. During the Yom Kippur War, Goren served as a senior group leader in the 107 Squadron. During the first day of the war, Goren shot down an Mil Mi-8, a transport helicopter that carried Egyptian commandos on their way to attack on the Bir Gifgafa Airfield in the Sinai Peninsula. During one of his missions in the war, he was hit by anti aircraft artillery and forced to bail out.

Non-fighting commanding officer After the Yom Kippur War Goren replaced Iftach Spector as the commander of the 107 squadron. Later he served as Deputy Commander of Ramat David Airbase.

Goren passed down the corps and served as the Chief of Operations of the IAF, after which he left to study in California. Goren received a master's degree in business administration, cum laude, from the Naval Postgraduate School. His seminar paper dealt with the development of a future combat aircraft for Israel.

After his return Goren held a number of high-ranking positions in the Air Force including: base Commander of Hatzor Airbase during the War of Galilee (1982), Head of the Intelligence Group,

Private life Goren has three sons, fighter pilots, and a daughter who's married to a fighter pilot, and 13 grandchildren.