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The Israeli Technological and Logistics Directorate (acronym: Atal) is a directorate in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, responsible for its logistics responses and tasks, and in particular: the building of military bases, maintaining a medical infrastructure during peacetime and times of war and emergencies, caring for the nutrition of soldiers, as well as for the fuel and maintenance of the managerial and military vehicle fleet of the IDF.
The Directorate is the third manifestation of the Technological and Logistics Directorate, overseeing the Logistics Corps, which saw many of its units and much of its authority transferred to the Ground Forces. During an emergency, the directorate is also responsible for the deployment of most non-combat reserve units. As of 2012, it is headed by Aluf Kobi Barak.
History
The directorate was created in February 1948 as the Quartermasters Directorate and renamed to Supply Directorate in 1972. In 1997 it was renamed to Technological and Logistics Directory, and in 2006 to Logistics, Medical, and the Centers Directorate. In 2008 the name was changed back to its current name.
Commanders
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Yosef Avidar | July 1947 – July 1949 |
| Monty Green | July 1949 – March 1950 |
| Ephraim Ben-Artzi | March 1950 – March 1952 |
| Zvi Ayalon | March 1952 – March 1954 |
| Meir Ilan | March 1954 – March 1960 |
| Moshe Goren | March 1960 – March 1964 |
| Mattityahu Peled | March 1964 – March 1968 |
| Amos Horev | March 1968 – March 1972 |
| Nehemiah Cain | March 1972 – October 1974 |
| Aryeh Levi | October 1974 – October 1978 |
| Yohanan Gur | October 1978 – October 1983 |
| Haim Erez | October 1983 – October 1986 |
| Menahem Einan | October 1986 – January 1989 |
| Ilan Biran | January 1989 – April 1992 |
| Shalom Hagai | April 1992 – April 1995 |
| Ami Sagis | April 1995 – April 1998 |
| Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash | April 1998 – April 2001 |
| Udi Adam | April 2001 – April 2005 |
| Avi Mizrahi | April 2005 – December 2007 |
| Dan Biton | December 2007 – March 2012 |
| Kobi Barak | March 2012 – July 2016 |
| Aharon Haliva | July 2016- |
External links
- Official site (in Hebrew)