Iraqi Colonel Who Trained in America Killed in Iraq
Iraqi who trained at Sheppard killed
Staff report
Posted : Friday Feb 2, 2007 6:36:56 EST
An Iraqi Air Force colonel who trained in America was killed in a suspected terrorist attack, according to an Air Force press release.
Col. Ahmed A. Al Amran died Jan. 28 in his car while preparing for work at the Aircraft Engineering Directorate of the Iraqi Air Force. He is survived by a wife and two children.
Ahmed graduated from the Aircraft Maintenance Officer’s Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on Dec. 15. After completing the 68 training-day course he continued on to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., for C-130 familiarization training. Upon returning to Iraq he served as the chief of information, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft division at the Aircraft Engineering Directorate of the IAF.
The colonel faced a great deal of danger both to him and his family by attending training in the United States, said Lt. Col. Laurel Smyth, an advisor to the IAF and one of Ahmed’s co-workers.
“He had a vision to restore the IAF aircraft maintenance corps to a strong, capable and professional force,” Colonel Smyth said. “Colonel Ahmed will be sorely missed by his Iraqi comrades as well as the U.S. Air Force men and women he worked with.”
Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, said Ahmed was “a true patriot, a patriot for the Iraqi people. As a member of the Iraqi Air Force, he hoped and dreamed for a secure homeland and ultimately gave his life for his country. His sacrifice is an inspiration to us as we work hard to help train and equip the Iraqi Air Force.”
Posted : Friday Feb 2, 2007 6:36:56 EST
An Iraqi Air Force colonel who trained in America was killed in a suspected terrorist attack, according to an Air Force press release.
Col. Ahmed A. Al Amran died Jan. 28 in his car while preparing for work at the Aircraft Engineering Directorate of the Iraqi Air Force. He is survived by a wife and two children.
Ahmed graduated from the Aircraft Maintenance Officer’s Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on Dec. 15. After completing the 68 training-day course he continued on to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., for C-130 familiarization training. Upon returning to Iraq he served as the chief of information, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft division at the Aircraft Engineering Directorate of the IAF.
The colonel faced a great deal of danger both to him and his family by attending training in the United States, said Lt. Col. Laurel Smyth, an advisor to the IAF and one of Ahmed’s co-workers.
“He had a vision to restore the IAF aircraft maintenance corps to a strong, capable and professional force,” Colonel Smyth said. “Colonel Ahmed will be sorely missed by his Iraqi comrades as well as the U.S. Air Force men and women he worked with.”
Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, said Ahmed was “a true patriot, a patriot for the Iraqi people. As a member of the Iraqi Air Force, he hoped and dreamed for a secure homeland and ultimately gave his life for his country. His sacrifice is an inspiration to us as we work hard to help train and equip the Iraqi Air Force.”
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