Question: Colonel Giora "Hawkeye" Epstein, is a retired colonel in the Israeli Air Force (IAF), it operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces, founded on which date?
Sentence (from "Giora Epstein"): Colonel Giora "Hawkeye" Epstein (Hebrew: גיורא אפשטיין‎ ‎ , born 1938), today Giora Even (Hebrew: גיורא אבן‎ ‎ ), is a retired colonel in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and a fighter ace credited with 17 victories, 16 against Egyptian jets, making Epstein the ace of aces of supersonic fighter jets and of the Israeli Air Force.
Relevant evidence: Yes