← Mission Brief: The Official Podcast of the Israel Defense Forces
Jul 16, 2026 · 15 min
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, we spoke to Colonel R, the Chief of Staff of the 769 Brigade. He looks back on 30 years of service, IDF operations against Hezbollah, and the Iranian regime’s influence on terrorism as a whole. Colonel R talks about operations he was a part of and what he has seen in the field. He includes a few words of wisdom for soldiers and for our listeners as a whole.