TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that the country’s top leader has appointed a new chief for its air force.
The Sunday report says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh as the new air force chief.
Gen. Nasirzadeh, a former F-14 Tomcat pilot and veteran of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, has been the air force’s acting commander since 2017. He succeeds Gen. Hassan Shahsafi, who has held the post since 2008.
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The appointment comes as part of a routine reshuffle of army commanders.
Iran began purchasing dozens of F-14 Tomcats from the U.S. in 1976. The country’s air force has both American and Russian-made fighter jets in service.
Before 1979 Islamic Revolution many Iranian pilots received their training in the U.S.
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