Mount Carmel Naval Logistics Base | |
|---|---|
 Israel | |
 Coat of Arms | |
| Type | Logistics Base |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Operator |  Israeli Navy |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Israeli Navy |
Mount Carmel Naval Base officially known as Betzat (formerly Yaschan) is the main logistical base of the Israeli Navy located near the Mount Carmel. It is responsible for all equipment and transport related activities of Israeli Navy.
The base was located in the Kishon camp from its early years, and on July 6 1999, its gradual transfer began to the "Hahotrim" camp south of Mount Carmel , which also the Haifa district headquarters of the Home Front Command.
It allows the navy to fight continuously without shutdowns. The base is responsible for the procurement, maintenance and supply of equipment and materials, on an ongoing basis, and for operational functioning. It is also responsible for material arrangements necessary for Shipbuilding. It also serves in weaponry and ammunition accountancy. Ab Engine workshop of the Israeli Naval Shipyards is also located here and is concerned with ship repairs. [1]
| '"Base Commanders" | |||||
| # | Rank and Name | Period of command | Note | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major Akiva Pasternak | October 1949 - August 1951 |  | ||
| 2 | Major Israel Peled | August 1951 - August 1954 |  | ||
| 3 | Major David Eytan | August 1954 - September 1958 |  | ||
| 4 | Major Dan Adler | September 1958 - March 1961 |  | ||
| 5 | Major Israel Nesher | March 1961 - June 1964 |  | ||
| 6 | Major Adam Einav | June 1964 - November 1966 |  | ||
| 7 | Lt. Col. Yehuda Maimon | November 1966 - November 1971 |  | ||
| 8 | Lieutenant Colonel Chaim Shachak | December 1971 - September 1975 |  | ||
| 9 | Lieutenant Colonel Zvi Yaari | March 1975 - October 1976 |  | ||
| 10 | Colonel Yehuda Ashkenazi | October 1976 - July 1977 |  | ||
| 11 | Col. Ami Friedman | July 1977 - September 1979 |  | ||
| 12 | Colonel Yossi Paz | September 1979 - June 1981 |  | ||
| 13 | Col. Carmi Emanuel | June 1981 - April 1984 | Systematization of the automatic warehouse literature |  | |
| 14 | Col. Avraham Ben Zeev | April 1984 - February 1987 |  | ||
| 15 | Col. Chanan Rosen | February 1987 - July 1990 |  | ||
| 16 | Colonel Israel Osevitsky | July 1990 - April 1992 |  | ||
| 17 | Col. Shlomo Eshed | April 1992 - April 1994 |  | ||
| 18 | Col. David Bachar | April 1994 - October 1995 | |||
| 19 | Col. Yossi Shemer (Shimilo) | October 1995 - July 1997 |  | ||
| 20 | Col. Amos Lehman | August 1997 - October 2000 |  | ||
| 21 | Col. Amnon Shamir | October 2000 - November 2003 |  | ||
| 22 | Col. Shy Davidi | November 2003 - March 2007 |  | ||
| 23 | Col. Amos Dei | March 2007 - September 2010 |  | ||
| 24 | Col. Yuval Giladi | September 2010 - July 2013 |  | ||
| 25 | Col. Eli Shuach | July 2013 - January 2015 |  | ||
| 26 | Col. Palti Shvarts | January 2015 - March 2017 |  | ||
| 27 | Col. Shimon Timsit | March 2017 - 2019 | |||
| 28 | Col. Lior Shahar | 2019 - February 2021 | |||
| 29 | Col. Shoham Shuval | February 2021 - November 2022 | |||
| 30 | Col. A | February 2023 - Incumbent | |||
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