Soldiers conduct Patriot emplacement training at Al Dhafra
U.S. Army Spc. Scottlin Bartlett, Alpha Battery, 5-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion patriot fire control operator/maintainer, signals directions for the launch station to Pfc. Edwin Rieves, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 5, 2021. The mission of Patriot is to protect forces and selected geopolitical assets from aerial attack, missile attack, and surveillance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao’Torey Johnson)