Preparations under way for Union Fortress in Abu Dhabi - in pictures

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  Members of the UAE Armed Forces prepare for Thursday’s Union Fortress live military demonstration on the beach along the Abu Dhabi Corniche. Christopher Pike / The National

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  Members of the UAE Armed Forces prepare for the Union Fortress event on Thursday, which will feature a joint exercise involving all branches of the military. Christopher Pike / The National

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  The UAE Armed Forces prepare for the Union Fortress live military demonstration on the beach along the Abu Dhabi Corniche. Christopher Pike / The National

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  The UAE Armed Forces prepare for the Union Fortress event on Thursday, which will feature a joint exercise involving all branches of the military. Christopher Pike / The National

Preparations are under way for the Union Fortress event in the capital on Thursday. The event is the first joint demonstration involving all branches of the military: the Presidential Guard, the Joint Aviation Command, the Navy, the Air Force, Air Defence and the Army.

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