Col. Andrew MacDonald takes off with Iraqi air force Brig. Gen. Abdulhussein Lafta Ali Ali in USAF F-16D block 42 #89-2163 for an orientation flight at Tucson IAP on August 30th, 2012. MacDonald is the 162nd Operations Group commander. Abdulhussein, with a delegation of senior Iraqi officers, visited the international F-16 training wing where Iraqi pilots are learning to fly the multirole fighter. [USAF photo by Maj. Gabe Johnson]
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News: Iraqi Air Force F-16 training takes off in Arizona [2012-09-01]
While the Republic of Iraq anticipates an initial delivery of F-16s in September 2014, the pilots who will fly them embark on a historic partnership with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing to learn how to fly the multi-purpose fighter.
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News: Iraq signs contract for 2nd batch of 18 F-16s [2012-10-19]
Iraq has signed a contract to buy its second batch of 18 F-16 fighters from the United States, part of a deal to purchase 36 of the jets to rebuild its air force, Iraq's acting defense minister said on Thursday.
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