The Marines need $158.9 million to base the F-35C carrier-variant on the West Coast at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA, according to a service official and the unfunded requirements list the service recently sent Congress. Lt. Gen. Glenn Walters, deputy commandant for programs and resources, told Inside the Navy March 3 after a House Armed Services readiness subcommittee hearing the service has committed five F-35Cs to the Navy. Initially, the Navy was going to base the aircraft carrier that...
