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Iraqi pilots to receive F-16 prerequisite pilot training Jul 16, 2010 - The Iraqi government has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to train 10 Iraqi pilots. The agreement follows a request submitted by Iraq last March to purchase 18 F-16 Block 52s, for which congressional approval is pending. [Read more...]	Iraqi general visits Luke, flies in F-16 Dec 17, 2008 - Ten years ago, Iraqi air force Brig. Gen. Ali al-Aaragy was flying Mirage fighters for his country's air force. This week, he was flying in a 63rd Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]

Tulsa ANG pilot flies 100th combat sortie Oct 04, 2008 - An F-16 pilot with the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flew his 100th combat sortie, an armed overwatch mission over Baghdad, Oct. 2. [Read more...]	Iraqi government wants to purchase F-16s Sep 05, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that US officials are saying that the Iraqi government is seeking to buy 36 advanced F-16 fighters from the US. [Read more...]
Iraqi pilot gets second look at F-16 Dec 11, 2004 - During the 1991 Gulf War, Salam Shalaam flew MiG-23s with the Iraqi air force. Then, he was ordered to fly his aircraft to Iran, where it would be safe from the U.S. Air Force's far-reaching hand. He never made it. [Read more...]

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