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Marines Ground F-35Bs At Yuma Due To Logistics Information System Problems

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, June 22nd, 2017

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Marines Ground F-35Bs At Yuma Due To Logistics Information System Problems

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

The U.S. Marine Corps has suspended F-35B operations at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona due to “problems” with the fighter jet’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in a brief statement late June 22.“I am in close communication with the Marine Corps and [the Defense Department’s F-35] joint program office as they work to identify the root cause of these issues and resolve them as quickly as possible,” said McCain, chairman of the Senate…

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