Israel’s F-35s arriving home next week and Ash Carter will be there to welcome them Posted on December 8, 2016December 7, 2016 by alert5 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will be in Israel next week and his visit will coincide with the arrival of Israel’s first two F-35s. Photo: Lockheed Martin The Pentagon said Carter will attend the welcome ceremony for the jets and he will deliver remarks. Related posts (Automatically Generated): AS-1, the first F-35I, revealed Israeli Air Force chief wants 75 F-35s; potentially the B-model Carter: Pentagon “can’t afford” to pay for F-35 Carter ‘unhappy’ with F135’s cost overruns, repeats opposition to F136 Former Apache pilot and 3-star U.S. Army general fired by Carter Lockheed Martin found solution for F-35B bulkhead cracks