Air Force Reservists Will Maintain F-35s
July 09 2015
The U.S. Air Force has decided to rely on its Reserve component for needed maintenance personnel as it works to bring the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter into service, reports the Air Force Times.
The move became necessary after Congress blocked the service's efforts to free up maintainers by retiring A-10 attack aircraft, Lt. Gen. James Jackson, the head of the Air Force Reserve Command, said on Tuesday.
The proposal for the Reserves is included in the Air Force's...
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