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Bridging the lethality-sustainment gap in the Pacific

A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a vertical landing on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)'The Pentagon must enforce a stable procurement strategy that can survive between funding cycles'