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U.S. Air Force crew chiefs from the 36th Fighter Generation Squadron run a maximum power check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Sept. 7, 2023. Maintainers run the F-16’s engine at in-flight performance levels to correct any potential complications or failures on the ground rather than in the air, ensuring these jets stay combat-ready for missions maintaining stability in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)

Planners of the U.S. Air Force competition hope that resuming the event will foster the exchange of tactics and better prepare Airmen for combat operations.

Maj. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team commander, flies an F-35 assigned to the 356th Fighter Generation Squadron during the Arctic Lightning Air Show at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 21, 2023. The air show theme was celebrating 50 years of women in military aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The 388th Fighter Wing deployed a squadron of F-35A Lightning IIs and hundreds of Airmen to support the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.

Hundreds of airmen were deployed to the Middle East this week to support the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, Hill Air Force Base officials said Thursday.