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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=264345
IDF Commander Holds Surprise Drills
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz held a surprise drill inspection of two key military bases in northern Israel on Sunday to ensure that they will be able to continue operating in the event of missile attacks. Surprise inspections have become Gantz's trademark since he took up his post in February 2011. At the end of a visit to an air force base a few months ago, Gantz announced that the Syrian Air Force had infiltrated Israeli airspace and was on its way to bomb targets. Gantz watched as fighter jets were mobilized and pilots suited up and jumped into their cockpits. He called off the surprise drill only after the jets were already on the runway and about to take off. Gantz has explained that the objective of the drills is to help create a new mindset within the IDF, to be prepared for a war that could erupt without warning.