U.S. Marine Corps Again Changes Its F-35 Squadron Plan

Brian Everstine April 17, 2024

A USMC F-35B on board the Japanese Ship Izumo in October 2021.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
The U.S. Marine Corps is again adjusting its F-35 force structure to focus on getting enough sorties, shortly after adjusting its squadron size as part of a broad change to its aviation plans. The Corps plans to field 420 of the Lockheed Martin fighters in both B and C variants and the 2022 USMC...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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