 6 Squadron RAF had exercised their Eurofighter Typhoons from the UAE.The Canadian Forces operated a forward logistics support facility in the Middle East which they had codenamed Camp Mirage.It is widely believed that Camp Mirage was located at Al Minhad Air Base from its founding in fall 2001 until its closure in fall 2010 due to an unrelated disagreement over securing additional landing rights for UAE's civilian airlines at Canadian airports.