in 1969 goren underwent training on f-4 phantom and was nominated as a deputy commander of the 69 phantom squadron 69 squadron. in 1972 he was the founder and first commander of a-4 advanced training squadron in the flight school, also serving the emergency postings in the event of war. during the yom kippur war, goren served as a senior group leader in the 107 squadron. during the first day of the war, goren shot down an mil mi-8, a transport helicopter that carried egyptian commandos on their way to attack on the bir gifgafa airfield in the sinai peninsula. during one of his missions in the war, he was hit by anti aircraft artillery and forced to bail out. after the war he replaced iftach spector as the commander of the 107 squadron. later he served as deputy commander of ramat david airbase.