Here’s Why the F-35s ‘Combat Debut’ Was A Big Waste of Time

I got a little bit more out of the military public affairs types on the recent “ combat debut ” of the F-35B in Af ghanistan, and it turns out the $115 million stealth aircraft was used to obliterate a static cache of enemy weaponry.

Still, the F-35B in question was launched from a ship somewhere in the Arabian Sea (roughly a 1,000 mile one-way trip) to hit a static target on the ground.