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Article: Iraqi general visits Luke Air Force Base flies in F-16.(PERSPECTIVES)
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- DISAM Journal
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- March 1, 2009
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[This article originally appeared in Air Force Print News Today, December 17, 2008.]
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Ten years ago, Iraqi air force Brigadier General 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.
"It was a dream come true to fly in the F-16," the General said after his flight piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Jack Maixner, 63rd Fighter Squadron (FS) Commander, December 15, 2008.
The General, who works as his country's air force advisor to the Minister of Defense, said the purpose of his visit to Luke Air Force Base was to enhance the ...