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Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, known as the "Ace of Spades," marked an end of an era with it's final AV-8B Harrier II ...
The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps’ “all STOVL force” concept, allowing Marines to be supported in austere conditions in expeditionary environments. 22,000 pounds of thrust ...
A combat-proven AV-8B Harrier II+ has found a permanent home at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum, marking a powerful addition ...
For nearly four decades, the AV-8B Harrier II was the only short takeoff, vertical landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft in the U.S. military's inventory. What that means is that this unique aircraft can ...
The United States Marine Corps will retire the last of its McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II fighters in just under two years, as Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) continues to transition to ...
Top image shows an AV-8B Harrier preparing to land on the flightdeck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during night operations. What makes the picture particularly interesting is ...
The final Boeing AV-8B Harrier II jump jets in service with the US military will be retired in 2027. An aviation strategy released by the US Marine Corps (USMC) on 3 February calls for half of the ...
The AV-8B Harrier II was as much a “star” of the 1994 film True Lies as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jamie Lee Curtis – and it also was the aircraft that literally saved humanity in the ...
A landing supervisor walks up to an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (reinforced) to give the pilot take-off signals on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Kearsarge during ...
All Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets operating out of Okinawa, Japan, have been ordered to take an operational pause after a crash yesterday. A Harrier crashed into the ocean about 100 nautical ...