LEMOORE, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2019) Ten VFA-147 Argonaut F-35C aircraft are displayed on the flightline here at Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL) in celebration of the F-35C's Initial OperationalCapability (IOC) announcement today. IOC declaration is a capability-driven joint decision made by Commander, Naval Air Forces, Vice Admiral DeWolfe Miller III and United Sates Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation (DCA), Lieutenant General Stephen R. Rudder. Achieving IOC means the F-35C is available to be used in deployed environments as requested by combatant commanders.

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