Italian Navy Achieves IOC for the embarked joint F-35B component - Naval News

The Italian Navy has declared the achievement of the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of the 5th generation fighter national joint expeditionary sea-based capability based on the F-35B STOVL aircraft component embarked on the Cavour aircraft carrier. LTC Eugene Chu Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj Kim Patterson MAJ Ken Landgren Maj (Join to see) CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana MSgt Steve Sweeney MSG Stan Hutchison MSgt Michael Bischoff SSgt Richard Kensinger 1SG (Join to see) SFC Jo Ann Klawitter SP5 Dennis Loberger A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney PO1 Tony Holland PO1 Brian Austin SGT Charlie Lee CPL LaForest Gray SrA John Monette