Marine Corps F-35s dogged by parts shortages
By: Valerie Insinna  
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Marine Corps’ premier F-35 training squadron is churning out new pilots, but low availability of spare parts and the jet’s logistics system continue to cause a headache for the maintainers at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina is home to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, the service’s hub for pilots learning to fly the short takeoff, vertical landing F-35B variant.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/06/01/some-of-the-oldest-f-35s-on-the-globe-are-forced-to-sit-and-wait-for-upgrades/
