Iraqi air force T-6 Texan IIs sit on the flight line,

Iraqi air force T-6 Texan IIs sit on the flight line, Sept. 26, at Tikrit Air Base. Instructor pilots from the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron are training and advising the first group of Iraqi air force instructor pilots on the T-6A Texan II as part of the advise, train, assist and equip mission of Operation New Dawn. Once qualified the Iraqi air force pilots will become instructor pilots and continue to train the next generation of pilots.