mo4ch:>Docs claim US trained UAE pilots for combat in Yemen, signaling deeper involvement in conflict | Mo4ch News

The American military has trained UAE fighter pilots for combat missions in Yemen, indicating Washington’s deeper involvement into the ongoing conflict, a recent report citing US Air Force documents claims.The papers were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by Yahoo News. They appear to show how United Arab Emirates (UAE) pilots and crew were prepared for the Yemen conflict by US instructors under the UAE’s “F-16 pilot training program.”Also on rt.comBritish elite reap benefits of Saudi-led war on Yemen – hunger striking labour cllr to RTIt was completed at the USAF’s Warfare Center in Al Dhafra, just south of the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi.The training which, according to the documents, took place between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017, resulted in four new instructors and 29 combat wingmen prior to their immediate deployment “for combat operations in Yemen.”Also revealed was the escorting of four UAE F-16s to the USAF’s Red Flag exercises in the Nevada desert. T…