In Support of The Recent Covert Operations Deployed F-35B Naval Combat Strike Squadron (VMFA-122) aircraft over USS Makin Island
F-35B Naval Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-122) ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 14, 2022 – The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has taken another step in the evolution of the F-35 Logistics Information System. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8). To support the recently deployed F-35B Naval Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-122) aircraft operations over her USS Makin Island, the Marine Corps at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma operates an operational data integration network. I used (ODIN) hardware. Base kits (OBKs) for managing on-board aircraft maintenance operations benefit from the increased computing power available in smaller equipment sets that are better suited for expeditionary use. The VMFA-122 crew is applauded for their progress with the new system F-35B. “It only takes about an hour to get this piece of equipment out of the cargo van and up and running. Two people walk the entire kit up and down the stairs, one for the compute nodes and one for the uninterr...