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	Air Force Weather - Home
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		Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces
		Miller is a 16-year Air Force veteran and has spent the last four years at the Air Force Weather Agency at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The 35 year old is NCO in charge of the 2nd Weather Squadron's Southwest Asia Obscurant Forecast and Analysis Cell, a new program developed to provide regional specific data.
	www.afweather.af.mil (749 words)

	Iraqi Air Force Getting off the Ground
		The Iraqi Air Force not only represents a real military capability and the foundation of a modern air force, but also indicates the re-emergence of Iraq as an air-capable power with an ability to take its share of security responsibilities under a democratic leadership.
		The Iraqi Air Force will be an integral part of Coalition efforts, with its activities built into Coalition air plans and working closely with ground, maritime and air units to accomplish its mission.
		Personnel: Members of the former air force were recruited to preserve perishable flying and maintenance skills and to also reduce the cost in creating the new Air Force.
	www.cpa-iraq.org /pressreleases/20040417_air_force.html (785 words)

	MILAVIA - Air Force Reports - New Iraqi Air Force
		On September 7, 2006, operational control of the Iraqi Air Force, Navy and ground forces was officially transferred to the Iraqi government.
		Unfortunately one Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SLX was lost in a fatal crash during an operational mission from Kirkuk Air Base on 30 May 2005.
		The Polish Air Force Academy at Deblin was assessed by the Iraqi Air Force and fully meets the requirement.
	www.milavia.net /airforces/iraq/iqaf.htm (2080 words)

	Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs
		Iraqi government ground forces are indeed becoming more robust, but in order to suppress the jihadis and resurgent Ba'athists after a phased withdrawal, the Iraqi government will also need to possess a capable air force.
		A complete phased withdrawal of all US forces would leave the Iraqi government with its air force of traffic helicopters at the mercy of, and playing on a level playing field with, all the other sectarian paramilitary militias vying for power in the country.
		The perception that the Iraqi government is illegitimate does not stem from the government's inability to establish basic civilized living conditions for it citizens; rather, its illegitimacy stems from the government's origins in invasion and occupation - and from its continued dependency on the US.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/GK29Ak01.html (2582 words)

	Exhumating the Dead Iraqi Air Force
		For the rest of 1980 "Iraqi" MiG-25s did not participate in the war: actually, by the end of the year only four were put under the Iraqi control, while all the others remained in Soviet hands.
		Iraqi Foxbats were always flown by the best IrAF pilots, and these learned to deploy and use their fighters in combat properly as well as how to evade attacks even by most modern air-to-air missiles already during the war with Iran.
		Since the year 2000, Iraqi MiG-25s were reported flying recce sorties over Jordan, and even penetrating the Saudi airspace: the Jordanian F-16As proved unable to intercept any, while in early 2003 even the USAF F-15s came too late to catch the Foxbat that flew 60km deep over Saudi Arabia.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/article_138.shtml (1746 words)

	New Iraqi Air Force Returns to Sky - DefendAmerica News Article
		The mission of Squadron 3, one of six squadrons in the Iraqi Air Force, is to perform ISR of the strategic infrastructure in northern Iraq -- flying over the oil pipelines, electrical power lines and other important facilities to monitor their condition and watch for insurgent activities.
		Havens, an instructor pilot deployed from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., is responsible for advising her Iraqi counterparts on all aspects of the flying operations.
		He said his mission is to show the Iraqis how to make their air force better and to help them grow from lessons learned in the past.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/Nov2006/a112906sj1.html (584 words)

	Iraqi Air Force Spreads its Wings
		This is one of three cargo aircraft given to the Iraqi air force by the United States.
		Charles Franks observes and instructs Iraqi crew chiefs inspecting a propeller on an Iraqi air force C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft.
		"Iraqi ISR assets are tasked by the local (Iraqi) army division to scan their local infrastructure, including pipelines and borders," he said.
	nyjtimes.com /cover/03-14-06/IraqiAirforceSpreadsItsWings.htm (636 words)

	Operation Iraqi Freedom Air Crew, United States Air Force
		An Iraqi pilot and four U.S. airmen were together aboard an Iraqi Air Force plane when it crashed in May. Their remains were buried together this week in Arlington National Cemetery.
		Iraqi Air Force Captain Ali Hussam Abass Alrubaeye, 34, was the first Iraqi ever buried at the United States' premiere military cemetery.
		Air Force Capt. Derek Argel, 28, a Lompoc native who was the town's first resident killed in the Iraq war, will be honored in burial services along with three other American servicemen and their Iraqi pilot at 11 a.m.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /iraq-aircrew-053005.htm (5390 words)

	IRAQI AIR FORCE CAPABILITY TO DELIVER CHEMICAL WEAP0NS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Iraqi Air Force Chemical Use Options Against Desert Shield Forces Iraq is unlikely to use chemical weapons initially, but might use them in a defensive situation in Iraq or northern Kuwait if they are being pushed back by an allied offensive.
		Iraqi capabilities to conduct deep strike air attacks against distant airfields or military headquarters is low.
		The Air Force will likely attack targets near Iraq [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] Nonetheless, if Saddam is determined to employ chemical weapons, he will likely risk losing aircraft in order to deliver chemical weapons, as aircraft provide Iraq their only means for accurate delivery of chemical weapons beyond artillery range.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /tallil/tallil_refs/n11en004/iraqiaf.htm (926 words)

	Defense Tech: Flying Iraqi Air (Force)
		A team of U.S. Air Force personnel at Basra Air Station in southern Iraq is working to rebuild an air force that the U.S. military spent more than a decade destroying, as I note in today's The Washington Times.
		Kelly Latimer and her team of five pilots and maintainers are partnered with 70 Squadron of the reborn Iraqi air force, which three years ago had been grounded by 12 years of attacks and sanctions.
		The squadron's 15 Iraqi pilots and 39 other personnel operate four light aircraft donated by coalition countries -- two bulbous Seekers powered by a single pusher propeller and painted bright yellow, as well as two single-prop CH-2000s sporting a more conventional engine-in-front layout and gray paint.
	www.defensetech.org /archives/002853.html (246 words)

	Saddam Hussein And Iraqi Air Power (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Iraqi MiG-29 pilots reportedly flew with the air-intercept radar button taped down to lock onto the first aircraft detected and continually depressed the trigger to fire their weapons as soon as they acquired a target.
		Iraqi pilots, suddenly without the direction they had been taught to depend on entirely, were forced to rely on their own meager skills and initiative--which proved grossly inadequate.
		The US and coalition air forces must therefore look to the Gulf war as a reminder that each threat is different, governed by considerations that fall outside bean counting and the stereotypes we tend to formulate.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/hurley.html (6068 words)

	Defence Internet \| Defence News \| RAF help Iraqi Air Force take to the skies
		Working from Basrah Air Station (BAS) in southern Iraq, the mission of 70 Squadron Iraqi Air Force is to provide an 'eyes in the sky' capability and a convoy support role.
		Royal Air Force Group Captain Mike Neville is the current Commanding Officer of BAS and also the RAF’s 903 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW).
		He is therefore familiar with the region, and delighted by the operational presence of the Iraqi 70 Squadron.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/RafHelpIraqiAirForceTakeToTheSkies.htm (669 words)

	Multi-National Force - Iraq - Iraqi Air Force spreading its wings
		An Iraqi airman from the 23rd Squadron’s operations section performs an inspection on a Chuck Don oxygen mask at New Al Muthanna Air Base in Baghdad Sept. 18.
		BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Air Force is working to gain complete control of support operations from Coalition forces to add to the maintenance operations already under its charge.
		According to both Iraqi and U.S. Air Force leaders, the Iraqis are expected to receive an additional three C-130Es in 2008.
	www.mnf-iraq.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6053&Itemid=109 (793 words)

	Middle East Newsline -
		The Iraqi air force has been hampered by a 12-year lapse in air operations amid the no-fly zones established by Britain and the United States during the Saddam Hussein regime.
		U.S. officials said the first Iraqi flight of the C-130 was from Talil to Amman, a five-hour journey.
		A crew of U.S. Air Force pilots trained the Iraqi pilots and crew members in operating the aircraft, manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
	www.menewsline.com /stories/2005/march/03_06_3.html (187 words)

	What Should Fly in the Iraqi Air Force?
		The CAFTT chief said the Iraqi air force has between 70 or 80 trainers but that number is set to ramp up to 125 by the end of this year as some of the airplanes the Iraqis have been waiting for arrive.
		The Iraqi air and ground components will be located in such close proximity to conduct more of a day to to day integrated, synchronized ops than they were in the past,” according to Hoog.
		Hoog told ITAF that the development of the Iraqi army should be ahead of the air force due to the nature of the counter-insurgency fight coalition partners are engaged in.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,102607,00.html (2568 words)

	Against the War on Terror: What Iraqi Air Force?
		Iraqi “reconnaissance aircraft consist of single-engine airplanes used in civilian and commercial markets.” In other words, the reconnaissance force is not, strictly speaking, composed of military equipment.
		The second is the stunning lack of clarity about the Iraqi air force as the question of troop withdrawal is batted around the domestic sphere.
		Suffice to say for the moment that wielding ultimate control over Iraq through air power achieves the trifecta of allowing incremental troop withdrawal for US domestic consumption, the absence of major US military presence in Iraqi urban centers and Washington's ultimate authority over the government in Baghdad.
	www.againstwot.com /2006/06/what-iraqi-air-force.html (1089 words)

	Special Ops Reservist Helping Rebuild Iraqi Air Force
		The group’s mission is to help the Iraqis establish the very best air force possible with the resources they have available, said General Padilla, mobilization assistant to the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command.
		With much of Iraq’s air force in ruin or disrepair, the challenge was for the team to devise a deliberate plan to help the country develop and establish mission capabilities.
		Air Force Reserve Command reports as many as 1,500 reservists are currently deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, a fact that did not go unnoticed by the general.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,80116,00.html (788 words)

	War on Terrorism - Eye on Iraq - The Iraqi Forces: Large, but Troubled
		Today the force seems to consist of around 130 attack aircraft and 180 fighters, plus support aircraft, though one recent report said only around 90 were active.
		While the figures may look impressive, the UN embargo has had an effect on the Air Force similar to that of the Army; no new aircraft, surface to air missiles, or sensors have arrived since 1990.
		After the battering the force took during Desert Storm, it was reduced eventually to six divisions with 60-80,000 men, about 65-75 percent of the required total manning for their combat units.
	www.cdi.org /terrorism/iraqi-forces.cfm (1103 words)

	Iraqi Air Force in a battle to get off the ground - World - theage.com.au
		The reason their use has been restricted is that the Iraqi military has so far been unable to buy certain crucial onboard systems the helicopters need to fly combat missions.
		Helping the Iraqi effort along, Colonel Groeschen said, were 125 US Air Force personnel on his transition team, a number expected to rise.
		But Colonel Groeschen said he was forced to put most of his team back in American quarters because the Iraqis refused to guard their camps carefully at night, failed to provide enough fuel for electrical generators and did not seem to be bothered by highly unsanitary conditions.
	www.theage.com.au /news/world/iraqi-air-force-in-a-battle-to-get-off-the-ground/2007/02/05/1170524024179.html (1030 words)

	Iraqi Air Force - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Iraqi Air Force's roles will include the policing of international borders and surveillance of national assets.
		"Airplanes: The Iraqi Air Force's long-range tactical airlift capability will be initially supported by two C-130B Hercules transport aircraft, which will be operational in October [2004] and based at Baghdad Air Station.
		More than 100 trainees are currently undergoing instruction from the Royal Jordanian Air Force in Amman.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Iraqi_Air_Force (867 words)

	cooltech.iafrica.com \| features Iraqi air force needs a facelift
		After obliterating Saddam's formidable air force in the 1991 Gulf War and the invasion of 2003, US forces say they are now putting the pieces back together in the hope that Iraqis will eventually take over for the coalition.
		Iraq's air force commander, General Kamal Al-Barazenchi, told AFP his current priority was to get a hold of more reconnaissance planes, helicopters, and transport aircraft to improve logistical support to ground forces.
		The US air force donated three C-130 propeller-driven cargo planes built in the 1960s but efforts by the defence ministry to procure warplanes on its own have hit snags.
	cooltech.iafrica.com /features/262213.htm (792 words)

	Multi-National Force - Iraq - Iraqi Air Force gaining control of operations
		An Iraqi airman from the 23rd Squadron’s operations section performs an inspection on a Chuck Don oxygen mask at New Al Muthanna Air Base in Baghdad.
		Formerly located at Ali Air Base near the city of An Nasiriyah in south central Iraq, the 23rd Squadron has not only changed its location to New Al Muthanna Air Base in Baghdad, but also the focus of its operations tempo.
		Although Osterhout said the Iraqi Air Force is being developed to form its own identity, Saad said he hopes that identity will mimic the U.S. Air Force.
	www.mnf-iraq.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7086&Itemid=109 (794 words)

	MyUSTINET News: Battered Iraqi Air Force Rebuilding
		Part of the slow progress was an Iraqi government order of a fleet of Russian helicopters from a Polish contractor in 2004 and 2005 that turned out to be corrupt.
		Col. Dan Groeschen of the U.S. Air Force, the deputy commander of the Coalition Air Force Transition Team said training Iraqis was slowed when the original plan of embedding U.S. soldiers with Iraqi air force personnel was scrapped.
		He said he pulled his soldiers out as the Iraqis refused to guard their camps well at night, failed to provide enough fuel for electrical generators and "did not seem to be bothered by highly unsanitary conditions", the newspaper said.
	news.usti.net /newsstory/world.top/1/wed/dp/Uiraq-airforce.RXxF_HF5.html (224 words)

	Iraqi Air Force Essay Help? - World Affairs Board
		As it happens, I was the Iraqi Air and Air Defense Analyst at NSA for a year prior to and during OIF.
		The Iraqi Air force wasn't properly build from the start and that is the main reason why it had almost no effect in full filling its role during the gulf war.
		The history of building Iraqi air force is closely tied to the global politics and wars in the middle east from the 60'es and 70'es.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /military-aviation/36479-iraqi-air-force-essay-help.html#post345942 (1823 words)

	Hilltop Times - Building an Iraqi Air Force
		Iraqi Air Force Airmen live and work with their American counterparts here.
		Iraqi Airmen share family photos, important events in their lives and perspectives on the past and hopes for the future with American Airmen.
		Iraqi Airmen and their families are targets for enemy retribution, so they protect their identities closely.
	www.hilltoptimes.com /story.asp?edition=229&storyid=6429 (934 words)

	Iraqi Air Force Strives For Independence
		The Iraqi Air Force is working to gain complete control of support operations from Coalition forces to add to the maintenance operations already under its charge.
		In addition, the operations flight has implemented the use of "Air Force Instructions," a regulation governing the day-to-day operations of a unit.
		The Iraqi Air Force focuses primarily on troop and logistics movements as well as air medevac for life-threatening and casualty-producing situations.
	www.happynews.com /news/9262006/iraqi-air-force-strives-for-independence-.htm (822 words)

	H-6D with the Iraqi Air Force
		They weren't replacement for anything (Iraqis still flew their fleet of Tu-22Bs, delivered from 1974, and Tu-16s, delivered in 1966), only an addition to the IrAF, bought in order to give the force a secure reach into the Hormuz straights.
		The problem was, that Iraqi Mirage F.1EQ-4/5/6s were able to get there only with the help of several refuelings in the air, and by stopping at Dhahran, in Saudi Arabia, on the way back.
		Contrary to Iraqi Tu-16s, all H-6Ds survived the war with Iran, but only two the following II Persian Gulf War/Desert Storm (as Arthur stated): at least one of the planes destroyed was hit by an LGB on the first night of the war.
	anyboard.net /plaboard/posts/242149.shtml (855 words)

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