F-35 Declared Ready To Fight

The Marine Corps has determined that the F-35B Lightning II is initial-operation capable – meaning the plane is ready to join in combat missions with other planes in the service’s inventory. “There’s no place in the world we can’t go. There’s no foe we can’t go against. There’s no weather we can’t go through, in or der to get an F-35 to support our Marines at the pointy end of the spear,” Lt. Gen. John Davis, deputy commandant for aviation, said. The Yuma, Ariz.-based Marine Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 “Green Knights” will be the first operational F-35 squadron.