æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, æz pˈɑːɹt əvən ˌaɪˌeɪˈɛf ɪfˈɪʃənsi pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn skwˈɑːdɹən "fˈɜːst dʒˈɛt" wɪð ˈɛf sˈɪkstiːn fˈaɪɾɚ dʒˈɛts ˌɔn ɹˈæmæt dˈeɪvɪd wʌz dɪsbˈændᵻd ænd mˈoʊst əv ðə dʒˈɛts ænd pˈaɪləts wɜːɹ ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ˈʌðɚ jˈuːnɪts.
At the beginning of October 2020, as part of an IAF efficiency program, the 117 Squadron "First Jet" with F-16 fighter jets on Ramat David was disbanded and most of the jets and pilots were assigned to other units.