By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps' top officer told lawmakers yesterday he is closely monitoring development of his service's variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and hopes to remove the troubled aircraft program from a two-year probation imposed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos stressed that he believes the F-35B, the short-takeoff/vertical-landing variant of the multi-service F-35, is "vital" to his service's ability to conduct expeditionary operations. In the Pentagon's fiscal year 2012 budget request,…
Amos Wants F-35 STOVL Off Two-Year Probation
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