F-16 contractors leave Iraq s Balad again
by Jeremy Binnie
The Lockheed Martin contractors who are supporting the Iraqi Air Force’s fleet of F-16 multirole fighters have left Balad Air Base again due to security threats, the US company has confirmed.
The company confirmed an earlier Reuters report on 10 May when it said it was “relocating our Iraq-based F-16 team” for employee safety reasons.
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Lockheed Martin said on Monday it is withdrawing personnel who support Iraq s F-16 fleet from Balad Air Base because of threats from militias in the region. In coordination with the US government and with employee safety as our top priority, Lockheed Martin is relocating our Iraq-based F-16 team, Joseph LaMarca Jr., a company vice president for communications, said in a statement. We value our partnership with the Iraqi Air Force and will continue to work with the Iraq and US governments to ensure mission success going forward, he added.