For the first time since the Iraqi air force was reconstituted, an Iraqi pilot fired a missile from an aircraft--scoring a bull's eye, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) recently said. A three-man Iraqi aircrew from Squadron 3 fired an AGM-114 Hellfire missile from an AC-208 Caravan at a target on a bombing range near Al Asad Air Base. The Nov. 4 event marked a milestone for the Iraqi military as it becomes increasingly responsible for its own security, MNSTC-I said…
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