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DoD Accelerating Global F-35 Sustainment Network, Bogdan Says

Pat Host

Monday, September 15th, 2014

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DoD Accelerating Global F-35 Sustainment Network, Bogdan Says

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Defense Department will add 17 locations worldwide over the next five years as part of its F-35 sustainment posture, according to the head of the program. F-35 Program Executive Office (PEO) Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan said Monday DoD "finally started accelerating" and "putting real plans in place" for a global F-35 sustainment network. Bogdan said a "good number" of these locations will be overseas and hosted by international partners and F-35 foreign military…

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