Our nation will have 50 percent less ability to do whatever our bidding is because the joint strike fighter program was canceled. There is nothing that is going to be a replacement besides the Joint Strike Fighter.

He was formally nominated by President Barack Obama on July 20 who interviewed him for the job on June 17. His operational assignments include tours with VMFA-212 VMFA-235 VMFA-232 and VMFA-122 where he flew the F-4 Phantom II. Deputy Commanding General Fleet Marine Force Europe at Naples Italy.

"Jim" Amos (born November 12 1946) is a four-star General in the United States Marine Corps and the 35th and current Commandant of the Marine Corps. He served as the 31st Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 3 2008 to October 22 2010.