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Monday, September 22, 2008

Helicopters joining Iraqi Air Force

When AMCOM's Security Assistance Management Directorate needed to get helicopters quickly to the Iraqis, it knew where to turn - the Prototype Integration Facility.

The facility, part of the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center, converted five Bell 206 helicopters from commercial to military use. The aircraft were modified for delivery to the Iraqi Air Force.

"This is the PIF working in support of SAMD," Danny Featherston, manager of the Prototype Integration Facility, said. "We had a very tight schedule to outfit five Bell Jet Rangers for the Iraqi Air Force. And this is part of our trying to equip the Iraqis. And as soon as we can get them trained and equipped, we can pull our Soldiers and civilians out of there."

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