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    Iraqi military relocates choppers after US contract ends [Image 12 of 23]

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    A person in military camouflage uniform is seated inside a helicopter cockpit, appearing to review or write in a document or clipboard. The cockpit displays a complex instrument panel with multiple gauges and controls, and a pilot helmet is suspended overhead. The scene appears to take place on an airfield with other personnel visible in the background.

    KIRKUK, IRAQ

    03.01.2011

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau 

    321st Air Expeditionary Wing

    An Iraqi pilot conducts pre-flight checks on a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter for its final takeoff here March 1. The entire fleet of helicopters was transferred to Habbaniyah following the end of the flight-training contract between the Iraqi Army Aviation Command and the United States Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization.

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    Date Taken: 03.01.2011
    Date Posted: 03.07.2011 02:01
    Photo ID: 374207
    VIRIN: 110301-F-0000R-005
    Resolution: 4592x3056
    Size: 3.19 MB
    Location: KIRKUK, IQ
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