Navy’s F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Is Operational
F-35C Achieves Initial Operational Capability SAN DIEGO (NNS) — The Commander, Naval Air Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation jointly announced that the aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C Lightning II, met all requirements and achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). The Feb. 28 announcement comes shortly after the Department …