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AF transfers northern airspace to Iraq

September 3rd, 2010
The Air Force handed over the Kirkuk sector of airspace, 15,000 feet and above, to the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority Sept. 1. The Kirkuk sector of airspace consists of the northern 1/3 portion of Iraq, which previously had been controlled by the Air Force out of Kirkuk Air Base.

"Tonight marks a very historic occasion," said Maj. Jamie Flanders, Air Component Coordination Element-Iraq airspace planner, minutes after the changeover took place. "The U.S. forces in Iraq have handed over the Kirkuk sector flight level one-five-zero and above to the government of Iraq.
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