• Joint military exercises were held by the UAE and United States. All photos courtesy UAE Ministry of Defence
    Joint military exercises were held by the UAE and United States. All photos courtesy UAE Ministry of Defence
  • The operations aimed to test combat readiness.
    The operations aimed to test combat readiness.
  • Troops simulated battle scenarios in built-up environments.
    Troops simulated battle scenarios in built-up environments.
  • They also practised emergency evacuation of personnel, using a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
    They also practised emergency evacuation of personnel, using a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

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Emirati and American forces take part in joint military exercises

Military personnel were in action to practise emergency evacuation from a combat zone

The National

January 27, 2021

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The UAE and United States have conducted joint military exercises.

Video from the UAE Ministry of Defence shows personnel from both forces taking part in manoeuvres.

The footage shows troops advancing in the desert, with the deployment of snipers and mortars.

It also shows simulated battle scenarios in built-up environments, with the last portion of the footage showing an emergency evacuation using a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey military aircraft.

The Osprey is a tiltrotor – an aircraft that generates lift through rotating vertically the rotor units mounted on its wings, providing vertical takeoff and landing capability.

The exercises aim to raise combat readiness.

Both forces also practised co-ordinating air support operations.

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