Iraqis celebrate 78th annual Air Day
Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, Mulit-National Security Transition Command-Iraq commanding general (left), Abd al-Qadir al-MUFRIJI, Iraqi Minister of Defense, look at one of the Iraqi aircrafts on display during the 78th annual Iraqi Air Day at New al-Muthana Air Base, Iraq April 22, 2009. U.S. Air Force Airman and Iraqi military members attended the event to celebrate how far the Iraqi air force has come [in]the past few years. Some of the speakers included the Iraqi minister of defense, Iraqi air force general and Iraqi chief of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero)