Members of the media interview General Khalaf, Iraqi

Members of the media interview General Khalaf, Iraqi Logistics Commander, about the delivery of 920 AK-47 assault rifles and uniform items to Iraqi troops in Mosul, Iraq on Feb. 16, 2008. Tech. Sgt Bluethman is documenting the first time the C-130 has been used by the Iraqi air force to deliver weapons to Iraq troops fighting in Iraq. The Iraqi air force at New Al Muthana is trained by U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the Coalition Air Force Transition Team (CAFTT). CAFTT's mission is to train, advise, and assist the Iraqi air force (IqAF) using embedded Military Transition Teams to support the progressive transition of Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Air Operations to the Government of Iraq. In support of Iraq's national security strategy, CAFTT assists the Ministry of Defense and IqAF to define future roles and missions and to develop current IqAF capabilities in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), battlefield mobility, and Reconnaissance (ISR), battlefield mobility, and airbase operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)