Which exercise involved aerial combat training and trial deployment of the F-35 Lightning II?

• A. Exercise lightening storm
• B. August 2020
• C. Aerial combat training and trial deployment of the F-35 Lightning's
• D. F-35 Lightning II

Answer: (A)

This item tests your ability to identify a named exercise that explicitly links aerial combat training with the deployment of the F-35.

The phrasing "Exercise lightening storm" reads as a proper noun—the title of a training event. Such exercise names are designed to cover both combat scenarios and the introduction or trial deployment of new aircraft, like the F-35, in a single, recognizable event. That combination is what the question is pointing toward.

The other options don’t function as an exercise name: a date alone doesn’t specify any activity; a phrase describing the activity implies what happens but isn’t naming an event; and simply listing the aircraft type doesn’t indicate a particular exercise or training event. The possessive form in the last option also reads as grammatically off, further signaling it isn’t the event title.