Iraqi Army Aviation Command
military unit
The Iraqi Army Aviation Command is the aviation branch of the Iraqi Ground Forces founded in 1980. It commands the helicopter class as well as the class of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It is a completely separate force from the Iraqi Air Force, and its current commander is LT. Gen. Aqeel Mustafa Mahdi.
History
Origination Of Aviation Command
The Iraqi Army Aviation Command was formed after a split from the Iraqi Air Force in 1980.
The 1990s
After Iraq's military was destroyed in the Gulf War, and the Army Aviation Command lost much of its equipment in military operations. After the war, Iraq was unable to rebuild to its previous state of military power as a result of the United Nations' decision to blockade Iraq.
After 2003
After the United States and its allies invaded Iraq in 2003 and the civil administrator Paul Bremer, decided to dissolve and rehabilitate the Iraqi army. The Army Aviation Command was dissolved and most of the military, logistical equipment and infrastructure was dismantled.
Initially all helicopters in the new Iraqi Armed Forces post-2003 were operated by the Iraqi Air Force.
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