FACT: it is F**in Hot in Sthn Cal right now - and equally as hot in and around the training areas within a few hours. The Terrain there is also Bl**dy High. There is also a lot of Sand, dust, haze - and hugh tracks of training air and ground space.....You also might get a US ATC to talk to and even US Forces to play with....You might even get to integrate with other UK asset there. Sounds a lot like the Stan to me.
I Don't seem to recall much of that in the UK -all at once.