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Question: Admiral Manazir talks
about shaping greater reach for the
carrier and your point is that with the
coming of the F-35 your tactics will
change?

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) -
An F-35C assigned to the Salty Dogs
of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron
(VX) 23 makes an arrested landing
aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Answer: That is correct and the air
wings will rapidly recognize the im-
pact as they get their squadrons of
F-35s. They will put in the rear view
mirror all of the uninformed com-
ments made by many people who do
not know the aircraft and what it can
do.

And what we see as testers will proliferate rapidly in the fleet as squadron pilots see the
impact on their lethality and survivability.

Question: There clearly is a cultural challenge in the Navy in making the transition.

How do you view this transition as working out?

Answer: Navy leadership is clearly leading the charge, people like Admiral Manazir
and other leaders.

Naval Aviation is clearly focused on integrated warfighting in the expanded battle-
space. The F-35 is a key part of that focus.

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