Masiello nominated to take over F-35 JPO

Masiello nominated to take over F-35 JPO

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello has been tapped to lead the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office, the Pentagon announced today. If confirmed by the Senate, Masiello would be in charge of life-cycle management for all three variants of the F-35 used by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. He would also oversee development, delivery and sustainment of the fifth-generation fighter for foreign military sales customers and other int…

Marine Tapped to Lead F-35 Joint Program Office | Air & Space Forces Magazine

President Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory L. Masiello to lead the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Pentagon announced June 20. If confirmed by the Senate, he would succeed Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, who has led the program since 2022. Masiello, who now heads the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), is a former enlisted Marine and a naval aviator who flew the UH-1N and VH-3 presidential transports, and spen…