Navy to base 100 F-35Cs at Lemoore

Naval Air Station Lemoore
The Navy will base its West Coast F-35Cs at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California, the Navy announced Thursday.

A total of 100 F-35C jets will gradually replace 70 aging FA-18 Hornets, increasing the number of aircraft at Lemoore by 30 by 2028, the Navy said, though the number will be similar to 2013 levels.

The Navy’s joint strike fighter variant will be assigned in seven Navy Pacific Fleet squadrons of 10 jets each, and a Fleet Replacement Squadron will have 30 jets.

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