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Friday, January 20, 2012

Panetta To Lift F-35B Probation at Pax River

F-35 Lightning IIDefense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift the probationary status tomorrow that the F-35B has labored under since his predecessor imposed one year ago. This lifts a dark veil from the program, which many have critics have targeted for elimination.

The Pentagon has been rife with rumors about this for two weeks but a source finally came forward today to utter the magic words. "The SecDef is going to Pax River and the way the visit has been designed it's pretty clear the way he stands on the airplane.

He'll lift probation," said Robbin Laird, a defense consultant who works with the Marines, among other clients. A Pentagon official said it was likely.

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