The commander of the Air Force's top search and rescue unit hinted to its newly-trained members on Sunday that they would soon find themselves far from Israel's borders. "The State of Israel is facing a multitude of challenges, and we will be required to operate in places where we have not had to operate in the past,” he said.
While the remarks were purposely cryptic, they could be taken as referring to possible missions in Syria or Iran. Air Force Commander Ido Nechushtan told them, “You have joined us in a very meaningful time for the State pf Israel – one in which Hamas grows stronger and Iran goes nuclear; one in which the Air Force must be prepared for a variety of complex scenarios.”