Following a series of unprecedented strikes in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters in Yemen, US F-22 fighter planes arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. On Saturday, the Air Force released a statement. In recent weeks, the Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a series of mainly unsuccessful attacks on UAE targets, triggering Emirati and US air defenses and forcing American forces stationed there to take cover. The jets arrived at the UAE facility as part of a multilayered show of US solidarity after a series of attacks endangered US and Emirati armed forces stationed at the host post during January, according to the statement.
According to a statement from the United States Air Forces Central, the US Secretary of Defense ordered the quick deployment of the fifth-generation aircraft in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE. It will join a number of existing joint, coalition, allied, and partner combat air power capabilities in the region. The airmen and F-22s are from the United States’ 1st Fighter Wing, which is based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. According to the Air Force.