Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series of improvements that have increased safety, range and lethality. The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps’ “all ...

The Marine Corps Times noted, “The last class of Harrier mechanics graduated in 2024, marking a shift to supporting the F-35 fleet.” The AV-8B is expected to remain operational until 2029 ...

A storied AV-8B Harrier — a fighter plane that can lift off vertically — is the most recent historical aircraft delivered to an old Marine Corps Airstation El Toro hangar at the Irvine Great ...

Sven Jorgensen completed the training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The final flight assessment - conducted by the AV-8B Harrier II Fleet Replacement Detachment ...

The F-35 will replace AV-8B Harrier IIs in the Marine Corps inventory. Designed to operate from austere bases and a range of air-capable ships with its short takeoff/vertical landing capability ...

Deploying a pair of AV-8B Harriers was an interesting choice, too. These aging birds have been on the chopping block for some time, as the Marine Corps, like the rest of the Pentagon, seeks to cut ...

The goal of the Marine Corps air wing is to support Marines fighting on the ground. While they fly numerous different types of aircraft, their two main jet fighters are the Lockheed Martin F-35B ...

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps ... from the Hornet and AV-8B Harrier II to a completely 5th ...

A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning ... by fixed-wing aircraft groups operating F/A-18 Hornets and AV-8B Harriers. The Black Sheep squadron transitioned to the F-35B in March 2022 ...

as well as US Marine Corps Boeing AV-8B Harrier II fighters and Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters. F/A-18Fs operated by the Royal Australian Air Force and AV-8B jump jets flown by the Spanish navy ...