All-Iraqi effort during historic election

In 2010, the Iraq Air Force surged flight operations in support of national Iraqi elections, marking the first all-Iraqi intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance effort in support of an Iraq election. Former Interim Prime Minister Allawi won the election by a close margin over the incumbent, Prime Minister Maliki.

Iraqi air force Squadron 3 launches six of their aircraft March 5, 2010, from Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. This launch was a surge flight operation in support of the national Iraqi elections March 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Photo by: Tabitha Kuykendall/USAF | VIRIN: 170303-D-BD241-023.JPG

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