The Israel Navy appointed a new commander of its submarine flotilla on Sunday.
Col. Uri (full name not released) took up his position during a ceremony at Haifa Naval Base attended by the Israel Navy Commander, Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit, and other senior naval commanders.
“I would like each and every one of you to sense pride, as I do and as your commanders do,” Sharvit said during an address at the ceremony.
Sharvit thanked the 7th Flotilla (Shayetet 7, the submarine flotilla) for its extraordinary journey, which he said led it to a “new place” in its ability to activate force at sea.
Turning to the new commander, Sharvit said: “You, Uri, are prepared to receive the flotilla at this junction, and this is indeed a challenging junction that reflects an operational peak, which must be continued and safeguarded.”