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MAF Presents: The Daily Blog
Here at the Move America Forward Daily Blog we chronicle the good news on the War on Terrorism you might
not have heard about on the evening news. We also shine the spotlight on those whose conduct against our
country and our military is unbecoming.
Friday, July 23, 2004
Iraqi, American fighter pilots band together at Balad
An interesting report by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs unit. The first steps in building a trust (trust but verify comes to mind) between Iraqi and American pilots.
7/22/2004 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) —Two former enemies came together for lunch in the spirit of friendship July 20.
Six Iraqi air force pilots and 10 American pilots shared stories over lunch at a dining facility and then took pictures together in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here.
Despite speaking two vastly different languages, the pilots had no problems understanding each other. Like American pilots, the Iraqi pilots used hand gestures to describe the details of their adventures.
“There is a special language between us pilots,” said Col. Khaled Khadem, the former deputy commander at Balad Air Base before Operation Iraqi Freedom began. “We like to talk with our hands.”
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