New in 2022: The Marines need the F-35, but its future is complicated

[rangerrebew]

New in 2022: The Marines need the F-35, but its future is complicated

By Todd South
 Jan 2, 08:50 PM
 

While the Marine Corps beat the Navy to having a deployment-ready F35C Joint Strike Fighter Squadron, the long-term future for the Corps’ F-35 fleet is in question.

That’s because a limited number of F-35 pilots in the ranks, along with more focus on increasing the unmanned aerial piece of Marine aviation pie, has spurred debate in recent years about the service’s F-35 needs.

In July the Marine Corps hit its stride with a certified and deployable F-35C, or carrier variant, squadron. That honor went to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 314 out of Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California.

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2022/01/02/new-in-2022-the-marines-need-the-f-35-but-its-future-is-complicated/

[rangerrebew]

Are our "heroes" in the Pentagon trying to get rid of the Marines?  Everything I read about the Marines has to do with a problem.  They're getting rid of equipment such as tanks and landing craft, downsizing, etc.

[SZonian]

The USMC doesn't fly the F-35C, they fly the F-35B, a significantly different aircraft.

Does anyone in the "media" do even the slightest amount of research any more?  SMDH.