Col. Alon Madanes is an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) officer with the rank of colonel who serves as the United States-based military attaché representing the Land Forces Branch. During Operation Defensive Shield, he served as commander of the Auxiliary Company of the 202nd Battalion and led the fighting in the Battle of Nablus against the terrorists who fortified themselves in the Casbah market. During his time as the brigade commander in the North, he led the construction of an extensive artificial barrier to protect against incursions by Hezbollah fighters. He served as a Staff Division Officer in the IDF Central Command before taking the military attaché position in the US.