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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps F-35Bs Head to Sea Ahead of July 1 IOC

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

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Marine Corps F-35Bs Head to Sea Ahead of July 1 IOC

The Marine Corps' short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B performs a vertical landing. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Marine Corps is less than two months from declaring the F-35B ready for combat, but the long awaited fifth-generation aircraft will not be rushed into battle as quickly as the service usually deploys new weapons, according to a top Marine aviator. “The F-35, I would say, if I had my druthers, I would not deploy right away because I would like to build some momentum in the program and build the instructor base,” Lt. Gen Jon Davis, deputy commandant for…

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