Everyone remembers the Iraqi Air Force. On paper, it was once
the most formidable force in the Middle East. But it has suffered
several beatings at the hands of the Israelis, one long and bitter
bloodletting against Iran, and the humiliation of having to run and
hide in the skirts of those same Iranians during the first Gulf
War.
Cmdr. David Landess, commanding officer of Fighter Squadron (VF)
103, reached a milestone with his naval aviation career aboard USS
John F. Kennedy (CV 67) June 14, with his 1,000th
“trap,” or carrier arrested landing.
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