Official IDF Israeli Navy Commando - "Navy Seals"- Insignia Military Pin Israel

Official Israeli Navy Commando Insignia Pin. Called Shayetet 13, or Flotilla 13, in the IDF. The unit is the cream of the crop of Israeli Defense Force elite units. The pin is of a bat symbolizing stealth & quietness, typical charecterizations of this unit. It worn typically be members of this elite uit on the upper left hand side of the dress uniform. Trained for covert under water operations, the Shayatet 13 also operates as an elite counter terror unit specializing in deep behind enemy lines operations from land and air as well. The unit started in the Jewish paramilitary Haganah upon Israel's independence and has participated in all of Israel's wars and in countless other operations which will remain a secret forever.