Originally Posted by RhinoPherret

F-35 Could Go To Middle East If Necessary
"If a contingency arose, and I've got an IOC squadron, I could put six or more F-35Bs on the USS Wasp and sail into harm's way and do the job and basically do what our nation needs to do with a fifth-generation aircraft from a seabase, the first one ever," Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis told USNI News.