I know some friends who spent several of the last ten years living in Abu Dhabi. He worked for Raytheon building a missile defense system for the UAE. They have been concerned about the Iranians among others for some time now. He was a former Lt. Coronel in the USAF.
Good for the UAE; I admire how a prince is standing up and fighting to protect his country and stop ISIS and of course, sending a woman fighter is amazing.