Air Force Deploying F-22s to UAE, CENTCOM Boss Says
Feb. 10, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force is sending a squadron of F-22s to the United Arab Emirates “over the next week or so,” U.S. Central Command boss Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. told the official UAE news agency Feb. 8.
The F-22 Raptors will be tasked with helping the UAE respond to recent drone and missile strikes by Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels that have killed several and threatened American personnel stationed in the Gulf nation.
“We’re going to bring in a squadron of F-22 fighters, the best air superiority fighter in the world, and they will also work with their UAE partners to defend the nation of United Arab Emirates,” McKenzie said in an interview with Emirates News Agency (WAM) during a visit to UAE.
In addition to the F-22s, the U.S. is also deploying the USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer, to help defend UAE, McKenzie said.
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