page_title: United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
section_title: Deployments
hierarchical_section_title: United Arab Emirates Armed Forces / Deployments
caption_attribution_description: A Coalition Special Operations Soldier, assigned to Special Operations Task Force-West, patrols villages around Mirmandab, Afghanistan Apr. 7, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Marcus J. Quarterman) (Released).
context_page_description: The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates and have primary responsibility for the defence of all seven emirates. They consists of approximately 100,000 personnel, and are headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces were formed in 1951 as the historic Trucial Oman Scouts, a long symbol of public order in Eastern Arabia. Since their formation, the armed forces have been deployed in various military and humanitarian missions. As a result of their active and effective military role despite their small active personnel, the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces are commonly nicknamed "Little Sparta" by United States Armed Forces General and former US defense secretary James Mattis.
context_section_description: It dispatched an infantry battalion to the United Nations UNOSOM II force in Somalia in 1993, it sent the 35th Mechanised Infantry Battalion to Kosovo, and sent a regiment to Kuwait during the Iraq War. In addition, it helps protect the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. It is a leading partner in the campaign against terrorism, providing assistance in the military, diplomatic, and financial arenas. The UAE military provides humanitarian assistance to Iraq.
caption: A UAE Armed Forces Special Ops soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force-West, patrols villages in Afghanistan on 7 April 2011.
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