Senior Airman Marcelo Kirk (right) and Staff Sgt. Bryan Stevens, reservists in the 67th Aerial Port Squadron, load equipment aboard a C-5 en route to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Airmen from the Reserve 419th Fighter Wing and active duty 388th FW deployed last week from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, marking the first Middle East deployment for the U.S. Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo)