Marines 'confident' F-35 logistics system is deployable despite GAO report

By Lee Hudson / May 6, 2016 at 4:16 PM
The Marine Corps remains "confident" in the Joint Strike Fighter's logistics system's ability to deploy and support a full range of military operations although the Government Accountability Office in a recent report discovered that pilots, maintainers and administrators are concerned the system may not be deployable. The service notes the Autonomic Logistics Information System is not fully mature, but in the configuration that is fielded the Marine Corps has proven its capability both aboard an amphibious ship and at an...

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