Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces
Brig. Gen. Brooks L. Bash, Coalition Air Force Training Team commander, Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader Mohammed Jassim, and Iraqi Air Force Chief Kamal Abdul-Sattar al-Barazanchi sign paperwork to transfer ownership of 11 U.S. Forces aircraft to the Iraqi air force at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, July 9. General Helmick signed over eight Cessna 172s and three Cessna Caravan 208s worth more than $9 million to the Iraqi Defense Minister. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)