The 23rd Squadron of the Iraqi Air Force is an air transport squadron operating the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Pre-flight checks being carried out on a 23rd Squadron C-130E
The Iraqi Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well as the policing of its international borders. The IQAF also acts as a support force for the Iraqi Navy and the Iraqi Army, which allows Iraq to rapidly deploy its military. It is headquartered in Baghdad; the current commander is Gen. Shihab Jahid Ali.
An Iraqi Air Force De Havilland Vampire FB.52, before delivery in 1953
USS Stark listing following two hits by Iraqi Exocet missiles
An Iraqi MiG-29 aircraft lies in ruins after it was destroyed by coalition forces during the Persian Gulf War's Operation Desert Storm.
An Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat found buried under the sand west of Baghdad.