Iraq air traffic controllers prepare to fly solo
AFP reports: Two months before a US pullout, Ali and Ahmed, both 20-something and Iraqi military air traffic controllers, are gearing up for life without their American trainers and, more crucially, US equipment. For now, the pair voice confidence that they can do the job on their own. But they will lack their own modern […]Two months before a US pullout, Ali and Ahmed, both 20-something and Iraqi military air traffic controllers, are gearing up for life without their American trainers and, more crucially, US equipment.
For now, the pair voice confidence that they can do the job on their own.
But they will lack their own modern radar systems, as the nascent Iraqi air force is still working to establish key support systems to ensure airfields function without incident.
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