he U.S. Air Force has sent F-35A Joint Strike Fighters on their first-ever operational deployment to the Middle East.
An unspecified number of F-35As touched down at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, an important base for the United States in the region, on Apr. 15, 2019
https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/1813833/us-air-forces-f-35a-lightning-ii-arrives-for-first-middle-east-deployment/
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27464/u-s-air-force-f-35as-first-combat-deployment-to-the-middle-east-has-begun