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Little Sleep, Lots to Do for IDF Special Operations Officer

(JNS) Yaakov Lappin - Lt. R., an Israel Defense Forces' special operations officer serving in the West Bank, emigrated to Israel aged 18 from Long Island, N.Y. Today, she serves in the Efraim Regional Brigade - responsible for securing the Kalkilya region - and works on the frontlines of the IDF's campaigns against terrorist plots, illegal weapons and terror financing. Her four years of military service have included serving in an operations room on the Syrian border and providing humanitarian relief to Syrian civilians. "This was an incredible role," she said. "Under Israel's humanitarian assistance program, which just recently ended, I played a big part in coordinating the transfers of food and medicines into Syria, and the absorption of Syrian civilians injured in the civil war for Israeli hospital treatment. Once a week, there was a fun day for Syrian children." Lt. R. could have completed her IDF service at this stage but chose to sign on for another year. "During the day, I coordinate activities, and at night, I oversee them from the command post, making sure they proceed correctly," she said. "I'm awake without stopping day and night." The brigade intercepted nearly $35,000 intended for terrorists in 2018. The IDF moved the money into an account dedicated to building Palestinian civilian infrastructure and creating jobs for Palestinians. "None of it goes to Israel," Lt. R. stressed. "I chose to be a special operations officer because it is one of the most incredible roles," she said. "We see the results of our work every day."
2019-02-22 00:00:00
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