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Although it is a unit of the Intelligence Directorate, it does operate in a &#8220;language&#8221; and organizational culture that draws deep inspiration from the Air Force.<\/li>\n<li>Here is an expansion on the reasons and expressions for this effect:<\/li>\n<li>.1. Similarity in the mission: &#8220;A squadron without aircraft&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The main reason for the effect is the nature of the work. Operating a satellite is very similar to operating a remotely piloted aircraft:<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Mission planning: Just like in a squadron, there is an &#8220;operational command&#8221; for each satellite&#8217;s passage over a target. A route, shooting times, and angles need to be planned.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Operations Flight: The concept was taken from the Air Force because the role is the same &#8211; the body responsible for operational coordination, the assignment of personnel to shifts (the &#8220;BOK&#8221;), and the management of the &#8220;flight&#8221; (the satellite&#8217;s passage) in real time.<\/li>\n<li>.2. External and cultural characteristics<\/li>\n<li>The unit adopted codes that aim to create &#8220;unit pride&#8221; similar to that of air crews:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flight suits: Satellite operations and control personnel wear overalls (usually dark blue or green). The overalls are not just an item of clothing, but a symbol of operational status and connection to cutting-edge technology.\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Terminology: Terms such as &#8220;takeoff time&#8221; (satellite entry into reception range), &#8220;airborne malfunctions&#8221;, &#8220;operational investigation&#8221; in the Air Force format are used, and even wing pins (like the one in the picture) that resemble air support staff pins.\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .3. Tight work interfaces\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Satellites are the Air Force&#8217;s main information provider for attack planning. The daily contact between satellite officers and Air Force control officers has created a &#8220;leakage&#8221; of work norms. The IDF understood that linking the satellite unit to the Air Force&#8217;s work model improves operational accuracy and professionalism.\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .4. The emblem \/ pin\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here too, the clear integration with the Air Force can be seen:\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 The wings: A classic motif of the Air Force.\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 The satellite (at the top): The unit&#8217;s &#8220;aircraft&#8221;.\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 The globe: Symbolizes the unit&#8217;s ability to reach any point in the world from space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[596,382,407,408,409,419],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8672","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-sort-items","7":"product_cat-badge-pin","8":"product_cat-security-rescue-forces","9":"product_cat-idf-3","10":"product_cat-land-forces","11":"product_cat-intelligence","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8685,"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8672\/revisions\/8685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=8672"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomincollection.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=8672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}