(Jerusalem Post) Arieh O'Sullivan - The Israel Air Force has changed its name to the Israel Air and Space Force, according to an IDF General Staff decision this week During an overhaul of the IDF under then-chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Shaul Mofaz, the air force was given control of all space capabilities and planning in the IDF. The name change proposal also coincided with the decision to send Col. Ilan Ramon into space with NASA. On Wednesday, the IDF Spokesman unofficially said it had serious doubts this new name would catch on quickly.
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