UAE Air Force cadets attend an airlifter ceremony in Long Beach, California, 2011. 

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The U.S. training mission within the UAE and stateside ranges from aviation and missile defense training to special operations training and artillery, reconnaissance, and maneuver exercises. The UAE hosts 5,000 U.S. personnel, while annually, between 600 and 800 Emirati military personnel go to the United States for training and education.
— Melissa Dalton and Hijab Shah, Carnegie Middle East Center