Past Featured Photos Gallery - 2

July 29, 2006 - PALSAR Golany team posing for a group photo during training.

July 29, 2006 - Alpinistim during training (photo: IDF).

July 29, 2006 - YAHALOM operators posing for a group photo during training. Operators are armed with M4A1 fitted with Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight. Left operator armed with a M4A1 Designated Marksman fitted with a Trijicon ACOG 4x32, Harris bipod and a sound suppressor.

June 27, 2006 - MATILAN operators armed with Colt Commando during training.

June 27, 2006 - Shayetet 13 operator armed with a Mini Uzi during maritime training (photo: IDF).

June 27, 2006 - LOTAR Eilat operator during hostage rescue training at a hotel room in the City of Eilat. The operator is armed with a M4 Commando fitted with Trijicon Reflex sight and a flashlight and with a handgun in a thigh holster.

May 8, 2006 - YAMAS operators wearing plain cloths during training. Left operator is armed with a Micro Uzi. Right operator is armed with a CAR15 fitted with an extended flash hider.

May 8, 2006 - Sayeret Duvdevan operator during training armed with a M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon ACOG 4x32, a flashlight and an ITL AIM1 laser pointer (photo: IDF).

May 8, 2006 - Two YAMAS operators during CT training at the IDF Counter Terror School. A third operator, kneeling in the foreground, is simulating a terrorist. All operators are armed with Jericho handguns.

April 3, 2006 - Sniper armed with a SR25 SWS fitted with a TDI folding grip during deployment in the Territories. Note that the operator is also armed with a Glock handgun (photo: Yaldor Photography).

April 3, 2006 - Instructors from the IDF Counter Terror School (note the school's logo in on the right operator t-shirt) practicing handguns shooting techniques with a Sig P228 handgun.

April 3, 2006 - Sayeret Egoz operator armed with an IDF Shorty CAR15 posing in front of an IDF Land Rover during training.

February 8 , 2006 - YAHALOM operators during training. Left operator is armed with a modified Remington 870 shotgun fitted with a forearm grip, flashlight and a Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight. Right operator is armed with a M4A1 fitted with Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight and a flashlight (photo: IDF).

February 8 , 2006 - MATILAN operator armed with a Colt Commando fitted with a Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight and a flashlight as well as a Jericho handgun in a thigh holster. Note that instead of the traditional rifle sling, the Colt Commando is attached to the operator's vest, a carrying system which increase maneuverability in tight CQB spaces and support a faster switch from a primary to a secondary weapon.

February 8 , 2006 - PALSAR NAHAL operator during training. The operator is armed with a M4A1 fitted with an ARMS #40 BUIS, an Elbit Falcon reflex sight, an ITL AIM1 laser pointer and a flashlight (photo: IDF).

January 16, 2006 - LOTAR Eilat operators conducting silent entry during school hostage rescue training. All operators are armed with Mini Uzi fitted with flashlights.

January 16, 2006 - Alpinistim operator during extreme weather training (photo: IDF).

January 16, 2006 - SF humor - Sayeret Egoz operators posing as terrorists during downtime at the unit. Weapons seen are two Micro Uzi and a camouflaged M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon ACOG 4x32 and a TDI AVG vertical grip.

December 28, 2005 - Operator during training armed with a M4A1 fitted with Trijicon TriPower red dot optic (note fiber optic on top), ARMS #40 BUIS and TDI AVG vertical grip. isayeret.com new Red Dot Sights Guide provides extensive coverage on all the red dot optics used by the Israeli Special Forces!

December 28, 2005 - Sayeret Egoz operators during extreme weather training. Foreground operator is armed with M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon ACOG 4x32 ; left operator is armed with a M4A1/M203 combo fitted with Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight ; right operator is armed with M4A1 Designated Marksman (photo: IDF).

December 28, 2005 - Shaaf Special Company operators during training. From left to right: operator armed with M4A1 fitted with Litton Aquila X4 NVD, M4A1/M203 combo, M4A1 fitted with Trijicon ACOG 4x32 and a vertical grip, M4A1 fitted with Trijicon ACOG 4x32, M4A1 and another M4A1 fitted with Trijicon ACOG 4x32. Note that the middle operator is holding a GPS module.

December 17, 2005 - PALSAR Golany sniper armed with a KAC SR25 fitted with a Litton Aquila X6 NVD during deployment in the Territories.

December 17, 2005 - LOTAR Eilat operator armed with a Sig P228 handgun during bus hostage rescue training. Note an NVG adapter fitted on the operator's helmet.

December 17, 2005 - YAMAG T'zabar operator in full gear during training. The operator is armed with a Colt Commando fitted with a Trijicon Reflex sight and a Jericho handgun in a thigh holster. Note that both the assault rifle and the handgun are fitted with colored muzzle inserted safety rods which prevent accidental discharge of the weapons during training.

November 24, 2005 - MATILAN operators during nighttime training. The operators are wearing Camouflage Suits and are armed with Colt Commando fitted with flashlights and Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sights.

November 24, 2005 - Sayeret Egoz operators in full gear prior to deployment in the Territories. Left operator is armed with a M4A1 fitted with a flashlight and a Litton Aquila X4 NVD. Right operator is armed with a Negev Commando fitted with a laser pointer.

November 24, 2005 - Sayeret Duvdevan operators during range training with a Sig handgun.

November 24, 2005 - YACHSAR NAHAL team posing in full gear in front of an IDF Zehev armored vehicle prior to deployment in the Territories.

November 6, 2005 - PALSAR 401 team posing in full gear during training. All operators are armed with M4A1 fitted with blanks firing device and variety of optics including Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight, Elbit Falcon reflex sight, Trijicon ACOG 4X32 day optic and Litton Aquila NVD. Also seen on the left is an operator armed with a Negev LMG.

November 6, 2005 - Sayeret Egoz operators posing in full gear during training. From left to right - a M4A1/M203 combo fitted with a Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight, a Negev LMG fitted with an ITL AIM1/D laser pointer, a M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon ACOG 4X32 day optic, a sound suppressor and a flashlight and a M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon ACOG 4X32 day optic.

November 6, 2005 - YACHSAR NAHAL operators gathering prior to deployment in the Territories. Seen in the background is an IDF David fully armored closed Land Rover.

October 24, 2005 - Sayeret Egoz team during training. All operators are armed with M4A1 fitted with either Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sights or Trijicon ACOG 4X32 day optics. Operators are wearing IDF Camouflage Suits.

October 24, 2005 - MATILAN operator armed with IWI Jericho handgun during training. Note helmet fitted with a LIR CID, including a dedicated strap for all of its components (IR elements, battery and remote control unit).

October 9, 2005 - YAMAS sniper armed with a Mauser 86SR SWS fitted with a Litton Aquila X6 NVD during CT deployment in the Territories. isayeret.com new Undercover Units Guide provide extensive coverage on the Israeli SF undercover units and follows their evolvement from their formation in the 1940's to their current CT deployment in the Territories.

October 9, 2005 - Sayeret Egoz sniper mounting a Litton Aquila X6 NVD on his SR25 SWS prior to deployment.

September 26, 2005 - Horev operators practicing bus hostage rescue. Note simulated dead terrorist lying on the ground on the right (photo: Tel Aviv PD).

September 26, 2005 - PALSAR T'zanhanim operators during CQB training. Foreground operator is armed with a Glock handgun fitted with a flashlight. Background operator is armed with M4A1 fitted with a Meprolight Mepro 21 reflex sight, an ARMS #40 flip-up rear sight and a flashlight. The operator is also equipped with an ITL Mini N/SEAS monocular NVG (photo: IDF).

September 12, 2005 - YACHSAR NAHAL operators during multiple-aggressors Krav Maga aggressiveness training. Note a Krav Maga instructor on the right with a typical black t-shirt.

September 12, 2005 - PALSAR Golany operator during training in North of Israel, late 1990's. The operator is armed with the then IDF standard issue CAR15 Designated Marksman platform, which consisted of Trijicon ACOG 4X32 day optic, Harris bipod and a cheek piece. The weapon is also fitted with a sound suppressor. The CAR15 Designated Marksman platform was later replaced in this role by the M4A1.

September 12, 2005 - Plain cloths YAMAS operators in an unmarked civilian car prior to an undercover CT mission in the Territories. Back seat operator is armed with a FN High-Power handgun.

August 26, 2005 - LOTAR Eilat operator aiming a Sig P228 handgun during bus hostage rescue training.

August 26, 2005 - Alpinistim operators during training carrying a slide, which can be used to carry either a wounded person or heavy gear.

August 26, 2005 - PALSAR T'zanhanim operators during CT training in an IDF CQB facility, mocked up as a Palestinian village. Standing are two operators armed with handguns. On the ground is a third operator simulating a terrorist and armed with an M4A1 fitted with an Elbit Falcon and a blank firing attachment (photo: IDF).

August 10, 2005 - 669 operators practicing rappelling.

August 10, 2005 - PALSAR Golany operator armed with a modified Remington 870 shotgun with a sawed-off barrel and no butt-stock.

August 10, 2005 - MATILAN team boarding an IAF UH60 during deployment in South of Israel. Note desert pattern Camouflage Suits (photo: IAF).

July 24, 2005 - LOTAR Eilat team approaching a building during hostage rescue CQB training. All operators are armed with IDF Shorty M4A1 fitted with flashlights and with Sig P228 handguns in thigh holsters. Also note a bus in the background which is used for hostage rescue training.

July 24, 2005 - Shayetet 13 operators during training with a Zaharon fast attack boat (photo: IDF/Navy).

July 24, 2005 - PALSAR NAHAL snipers during training. From foreground to background - sniper armed with a Mauser 86SR SWS, spotter with a Leupold X40 Spotting Scope and a sniper armed with a M24 SWS.

July 6, 2005 - Oket'z handler and his dog during training. Note a blank firing attachment fitted on the operator's M4A1 muzzle. IDF heavy armored vehicles are seen in the background (photo: IDF).

July 6, 2005 - Alpinistim operators during training. Right operator CAR15 is fitted with an El-Op 3X20 day optic, an obsolete optic which in the late 1990's was replaced by the Trijicon ACOG 4X32.

July 6, 2005 - PALSAR NAHAL operators using a power tool to breach a door during CT deployment in the Territories. Middle operator is armed with a M4A1 fitted with an Elbit Falcon reflex sight and an ARMS #40 BUIS. Right operator is armed with M4A1 fitted with an Elbit Falcon reflex sight and a flashlight (photo: IDF).

June 20, 2005 - PALSAR Golany snipers during range training. SWS seen are Mauser 66SP (foreground) and M14 (background). Both SWS are fitted with Litton M845 NVD, which in the mid 1990's was replaced by the more modern Litton Aquila X4 and X6 NVD.

June 20, 2005 - YAMAS operators practicing rapid deployment and targets engagement from a vehicle during training. Operators are armed with FN HighPower handguns and Mini Uzi SMG.

June 20, 2005 - YAHALOM operators during training. Both operators are wearing the IDF standard issue camouflage gear, including the Camouflage Suit and the renown Mi'tznefet head/helmet cover (photo: IDF). isayeret.com Camouflage Guide provides extensive coverage on the variety of camouflage gear used by the Israeli SF.

June 6, 2005 - LOTAR Eilat during bus hostage rescue training.

June 6, 2005 - Force 100 operator engaging paper targets with a CAR15 during CT/CQB training.

June 6, 2005 - Flyer/Mantis - a new high mobility assault & reconnaissance vehicle currently tested by the IDF Special Forces (photo: RAFAEL).