Tag: f-35
Florida’s Senators Look to Add Amendments to the NDAA
With Congress back after the week-long recess for Veterans Day, the two chambers are looking to finalize the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Florida’s two U.S. senators offered a host of amendments to...
Marco Rubio, GOP Congressmen Call on Air Force to Base F-35s at Florida’s 125th...
Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Florida Republican U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Matt Gaetz, John Rutherford and Michael Waltz wrote Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan this week, requesting that Air National Guard Installations currently operating older F-15 Eagles be considered for the next series of F-35 basing decisions.
Marco Rubio Calls on the Pentagon to Expand the F-35
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., joined U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., in leading several senators in sending a letter to U.S. Defense Sec. Mark Esper calling for the expansion of the F-35 program.