The photo published by the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia during the visit of Lieutenant General Fayez Al-Wai, Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces, to the King Khaled Air Base in the southwest of the country, shows the presence of the Royal Air Force of Bahrain. In this photo you can see a Bahraini pilot with the rank of captain wearing the "First Tactical Fighter Squadron" of the Royal Bahrain Air Force, known as the "Desert Falcon" on his right shoulder. This squadron, equipped with F-16C/D fighter jets, is located at Sheikh Isa Air Force Base in Bahrain. The mission of this unit is to protect the airspace of Bahrain, and before that its participation in overseas operations was not publicly reported. Also, in the background of the photo you can see a man from the Pakistani Air Force, who can be identified by his uniform.

The photo published by the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia during the visit of Lieutenant General Fayez Al-Wai, Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces, to the King Khaled Air Base in the southwest of the country, shows the presence of the Royal Air Force of Bahrain. In this photo you can see a Bahraini pilot with the rank of captain wearing the "First Tactical Fighter Squadron" of the Royal Bahrain Air Force, known as the "Desert Falcon" on his right shoulder. This squadron, equipped with F-16C/D fighter jets, is located at Sheikh Isa Air Force Base in Bahrain. The mission of this unit is to protect the airspace of Bahrain, and before that its participation in overseas operations was not publicly reported. Also, in the background of the photo you can see a man from the Pakistani Air Force, who can be identified by his uniform.