Micha Ram

**Micha Ram**
Micha Ram
	South Lebanon conflict; First Intifada

Micha Ram (July 4, 1942 – January 14, 2018^[1]) was an Israeli Aluf (Military reserve) in the Israel Defense Forces. He was the Commander of the Israeli Navy in the years 1989–1992.^[2]

Biography

In 1956, at age 14, Ram joined a Naval Academy in

Sa'ar 4 class missile boat. During the Yom Kippur War, his missile boat, along with four other missile boats under the command of General Michael Barkai, took part in the historic naval Battle of Latakia against the Syrian Navy. Two days later he was involved in Battle of Baltim

.

By the 1970s, Ram became in charge of many roles in the command center of the Israeli Navy, and in 1975 he was given command of the Israeli missile boat fleet. In 1977, he was promoted to the rank of

Aluf mishne

and he became the assistant commander of the Israeli Naval Fleet in the Red Sea.

In 1980, he was promoted to the rank of

Operation Peace for the Galilee in 1982 Ram became Israel's Military attaché

to the United States.

After his friend from basic training

Dolphin class submarine

.

In 1989, Micha Ram became Commander of the Israeli Navy. Under his command, the Israeli Navy upgraded its

Palestinian terrorism.^[2]

In 1992, Ram finished his term as Commander of the Israeli Navy and subsequently retired from the Israeli Navy after 32 years of service.[3]^[4]