An F-35C lands aboard USS Wasp . `` This will be one landing out of thousands more that will happen over the next few decades , '' Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan , executive officer of the Pentagon 's F-35 program , said in a statement . The the Air Force hopes to have the jet operational by last month . Variants of the F-35 are also in the works for Navy and Hawkeye .
An F-35C lands aboard USS Wasp . The the Air Force hopes to have the jet operational by last month . Variants of the F-35 are also in the works for Navy and Hawkeye .