The F-35 jet that crashed in South Carolina and the pilot who ejected from the jet have provided endless yucks during the late Summer period. It’s really not funny. The fifth generation fighter jet costs about $80 million per plane but is only mission capable about half the time. A lack of service facilities, technical data and parts are among the myriad maintenance issues. As Deanna wrote early this week, it’s funny since the pilot survived. It’s very sad that our military is focused on Drag shows and pronouns and not maintenance, training and efficient use of resources.

Let’s laugh anyway. Have you heard the latest?