At least 4 F-35A Multirole Fighters with the 388th Fighter Wing (388FW) stationed at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, arrived earlier today in the Middle East following a brief stop in the U.K. last night after crossing the Atlantic. Upwards of 12 F-35s have been ordered to surge to the region by the Department of Defense, in order to reinforce Air Force assets and aircraft already deployed to U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) Area-of-Responsibility.