Airmen, Iraqi air traffic controllers work together
Air traffic controller Staff Sgt. Troy Dilldine manages one of the more than 14,000 aircraft per month currently flying into and out of Baghdad International Airport June 2, as Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Libbin observes. . In addition to manning the control tower and improving the infrastructure and technology in the tower, Air Force controllers are working with Iraqi controllers in an effort to speed the transition from U.S. to Iraqi control of airspace. Sergeant Libbon is deployed from Moron Air Base, Spain, and Sergeant Dilldine is deployed from Incirlik AB, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)