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Bogdan Cautions Maintainer Mix Could Put F-35A IOC Deadline At Risk

Pat Host

Thursday, October 30th, 2014

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Bogdan Cautions Maintainer Mix Could Put F-35A IOC Deadline At Risk

F-35A conventional Air Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Photo: Air Force.

Despite feeling “pretty good,” overall about the Air Force successfully reaching its August 2016 initial operational capability (IOC) deadline for the F-35A, the head of the F-35 program is discouraged that an improper level of experienced maintainers in the service for the fleet could put reaching that deadline at risk. F-35 Program Executive Office (PEO) Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told reporters Thursday the Air Force is supposed to have a total of 1,100 maintainers of varying experience and…

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