In October, this year, many Iraqi cadets have started training at the new classrooms and flight simulators build by the US military. The military school for professional pilots has been a good opportunity for many Iraqi pilots. Americans trained them on Cessna planes and helicopters. Brig. Gen. Bob Allardice said the goal of the program is to help the Iraqi build their air force that can assist counter insurgency problems. Allardice said with the program the Iraqis can eventually defend their borders.

It was also known that half of those who trained at the Military training school at Kirkuk were members of the Iraqi Air Force enhancing their skills as well as trying to become instructors in the process. It was learned that Iraqi pilots were trained by the US since 2005 but the military training school in Kirkuk is first to hire new recruits to become a traditional flight school in the future. Student recruits will be accepted in the one year school program.