The State Department has confirmed that site preparations at Iraq's Balad Air Base for the delivery of the country's first F-16 fighter jets have been placed on hold as the scheduled delivery date nears and the security situation in the country worsens. In a statement to InsideDefense.com this week, State Department officials confirmed that F-16-related construction at Balad, Iraq's largest military air base and a key Air Force installation during the Iraq War, has been suspended due to the...
