Air Force: F-35 May Soon Attack ISIS
[Kris Osborn]
Kris Osborn
Sunday at 11:40 PM
How soon could the F-35 be called upon to attack ISIS? Air Force leaders say "anytime" if the aircraft's technologies and warfighting ability is requested by Combatant Commanders.
A U.S. Air Force Operational F-35A may soon attack ISIS over Iraq and Syria, fly to the Baltics as a deterrent against Russian aggression or deploy to the Pacific theater as part of a key force posture build-up, service leaders said.
“We have a global force management process. The F-35 move into the Middle East is scheduled further down the road. If a combatant commander needed it sooner they would ask for it,” Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle, Commander of Air Combat Command, told reporters last year.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1692143-air-force-f-35-is-ready-to-attack-isis
