Jumping from one jet to another is not done, can’t be done, need all sorts of training,
That I understand.
But I would've thought that, with delivery imminent, at least some Iraqi pilots would've cycled thru Sheppard AFB, then Holloman or Luke -- wherever F-16 training is conducted.
With you there, but just a few completed Lackland language school and the jets were to be built and accepted (’delivered’) and then sit on the ramp waiting for the rest of the training and logistic train to follow.
AFSAT has not trained any pilots for this program as the training pipeline is jammed full so the political idea from bammy and kerry was to get the jets delivered, regardless, as it ‘sends a message.”