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Pentagon Official Leading F-35 Sustainment to Resign in November

Pentagon Official Leading F-35 Sustainment to Resign in November
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon is pictured during his visit to U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, on July 15, 2019. McMahon serves as one of five keynote speakers at the seventh annual National Defense Transportation Association-U.S. Transportation Command Fall Meeting, October 7 to 10, 2019, Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Rob Wieland, USTRANSCOM/PA)(

Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Sustainment Robert McMahon has submitted his resignation effective Nov. 22, after less than one year on the job. Defense Department Public Affairs Officer Heather Babb confirmed his submission in a Sept. 26 email to Defense Daily, adding, "Mr. McMahon appreciates the opportunity to have served the department both as a civilian and in uniform." Task & Purpose first reported Thursday that McMahon had submitted his resignation letter to the White House Sept. 17. Babb…

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