states. all as the administration shifts to address the growing spike in testing need, launching testing sites in hard hit states and purchasing 500 million rapid tests to be mailed at no cost to those who request them in january. we will be getting these tests to americans for free, and have websites where you can get them delivered to your home. reporter: an abrupt shift from an administration that just two weeks ago said this why not just make them free and give them out and have them available everywhere? should we just send one to every american? maybe. what happens if every american has one test, how much does that cost? reporter: but the president rejecting criticism. is it a failure you don t have an adequate amount of tests for everyone to get one right now? no, it s not, because covid is spreading so rapidly. i don t think anybody anticipated that this was going
things he and i agree on. reporter: while lambasting media outlets and personalities that push vaccine conspiracy theories. these companies and personalities are making money by peddling lies and allowing misinformation that can kill their own customers and their own supporters. reporter: as the white house rapidly prepares for the possibility of overwhelmed health care workers. mobilizing 1,000 troops to deploy to covid-burdened hospitals with emergency response teams already on the way to six states. all as the administration shifts to address the growing spike in testing need. launching federal testing sites in hard-hit states and purchasing 500 million rapid tests to be mailed at no cost to those who request them starting in january. we ll be getting these tests to americans for free. and we ll have websites where you can get them delivered to your home. reporter: an abrupt shift from an administration that just two weeks ago said this why not just make them free and
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron flies over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 12, 2021. Photo By: Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong
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MAY 14, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS
There are about 630 F-35 Lightning IIs in the field today in nine nations, including the U.S., the program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office said. Five of those nations have deployed the F-35 in combat.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric T. Fick spoke yesterday at the McAleese FY2022 Defense Programs conference.
“The F-35 delivers truly game-changing capabilities today. With its combination of stealth, sensor fusion and interoperability, the F-35 is truly the quarterback of the joint force,” he said.