GOC Army Headquarters

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The Israeli GOC Army headquarters (Hebrew: , Mifkedet Zro'a HaYabasha), abbreviated as Mazi (מז"י), is a multi-corps command headquarters created in 1998, which amalgamates the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces. As of November 8, 2005, Mazi is headed by Aluf Benjamin Gantz.

The IDF's third arm

Mazi is set to become the IDF's third Arm, alongside the Air and Space Arm and the Sea Arm. Until the creation of Mazi, IDF ground forces were directly subordinate to the Chief of Staff; Mazi is still in the midst of being structured, which means to some extent they effectively remain so. As an IDF arm, Mazi is designed to deal with the building of the ground forces' strength and working toward balance, combination, and coordination between the ground corps. Mazi's authority ranges from the battalion to the command level.

Corps

The command headquarters is located in Camp Bar Lev, between Ashkelon and Qiryat Mal'akhi. Mazi includes eight corps in three groups following their military functions.

The maneuvering corps

The Infantry Corps
The Armor Corps

The сombat support corps

The logistical corps

Heads of Mafchash and Mazi

Dan Shomron (1983-1985)
Amir Drori (1985-1986)
Uri Sagi (1986-1991)
Emanuel Sakel (1991-1994)
Ze'ev Livne (1994-1996)
Amos Malka (1996-1998)
Moshe Soknik (1998-2001)
Yiftach Ron-Tal (2001-2005)
Benjamin Gantz (2005-)

Equipment

Merkava Main Battle Tank Merkava Mk-1, Merkava Mk-2, Merkava Mk-3, Merkava Mk-4
Magach main battle tank - based on M48 and M60 Patton tanks
M50 Super Sherman
Sholef 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
Israeli Defence Force Caterpillar D9 Armored bulldozers
Israeli Defence Force Puma
"Timsach" (crocodile) Gillois amphibious tank-carrier
IEC D9R bulldozers
Israeli Defence Force Achzarit
Ford Motor Company M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau T-55 main battle tank
Nagmachon on Centurion tank chassis
Nikpadon on Centurion tank chassis
Boeing Apache Long Bow
AM General Hummvee
Land Rover Defender
AIL Desert Raider
Flyer-Mantis Assault and Recon Vehicle
RAFAEL Hatehof Zehev
Ford M151
Bell Helicopter Textron 212
Sikorsky Aircraft CH53
Lockheed C130 Hercules
Sikorsky Aircraft UH60 Blackhawk
Morena Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat

External links

[Army Headquarters' LIC2005: an international conference on "Warfare in Low Intensity Conflict"]

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	Israel Defense Forces
Arms, Commands, Branches, Corps
Arms: Navy \| Air Force \| GOC Army Headquarters
Commands: Northern \| Central \| Southern \| Home Front
Branches: General Staff \| Military Intelligence \| Human Resources \| Computer Service \| Technology and Logistics \| Operations \| Planning
Consultants & attachés to the General Staff: Financial advisor \| Womens' Affairs advisor \| Rabbinate \| Military Advocate General \| Court of Appeals \| Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
IDF corps
Ground forces corps: Infantry \| Armor \| Artillery \| Engineering \| Field Intelligence
Infantry brigades: 900 Brigade \| Paratroopers \| Golani \| Nahal \| Givati \| Bislmach
Combat support & rear-line corps: Ordnance \| Medical \| Intelligence \| C4I \| Education \| Adjutant \| Logistics \| Military Police \| General
IDF insignia
Berets, Units symbols and Uniform \| Ranks \| Decorations
Additional Information
History of the Israel Defense Forces \| Military equipment of Israel \| Israel Defense Forces checkpoint \| Israeli military prison
See Also
Israeli Security Forces \| Mossad \| Shabak \| Police \| Border Police \| Intelligence Community \| National Security Council