Marine Corps officials have “been trying to make the case” to Pentagon leadership for the short-take-off, vertical landing variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the jump jet intended to be the future of Marine aviation, Lt. Gen. George Trautman, deputy commandant of aviation, told Inside the Navy today. The three-star's comments come as defense leaders question the Marine Corps' need for the STOVL jet and as the Pentagon considers radically restructuring the JSF program to accelerate the development...
