Israel (now broader Mid East discussion)

Oh good grief, folks will make up the damndest conspiracies, all this cloak and dagger stuff. Made up from thin air.

That spot on the back of a military helmet is where the initials of the person for whom the helmet was issued are normally placed.

Y. B. could be the initials for say someone named Yaacov Bar-Lev who is with the IDF. That's a good IDF name.

I've still have my aircraft helmet, the one I bought at a PX, so it's mine, It has my initials on the back like that. I haven't worn it except when climbing and working under trees to trim or cut them down for the last 40 years. It's a darn good snazzy helmet for that kind of work.

They put initials on the backs of helmets because helmet are often stored on hooks on a wall, or are placed in a shelving rack where the initials can be seen so that the correct person can find their helmet amoung all of the other folks helmets.
I never had my initials on my helmet. My helmet was either on my head or near my bunk with other gear.