A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, returns from a mission during Exercise Agile Lightning at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Aug. 5, 2019. The exercise demonstrated the adaptive basing methodology where personnel and aircraft can operate in austere environments to complete essential missions vital to the defense of U.S. assets and personnel and to project air power. (U.S. Air Force photo by AFCENT PA/Courtesy Photo)