A flight of the Marine Corps’ legendary AV-8B Harrier IIs, ground attack jets that can take off and land vertically, will ...

Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) is now the final operator of the famed ‘Jump Jet,’ first adopting the aircraft in ...

The last of the Marine Corps’ venerable AV-8B Harrier II fighter jets will be retired in June, to be replaced by the F-35B. For more than 41 years, since January 1985, the US Marine Corps has operated ...

This week, we honor the legacy of the AV-8B Harrier jet before its sundown ceremony on Wednesday. Aboard Cherry Point, the ...

The final two AV-8B Harrier II pilots with the U.S. Marine Corps have finished their training, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing announced Monday. Capts. Joshua Corbett and Sven Jorgensen on Friday ...

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II flies during operations. The Marine Corps will retire the iconic jump jet next month, ending more than four decades of service. The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing ...

The Marines will rebrand a squadron as pilots switch to the F-35B Lightning II. The transition from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B is part of modernization. The change is part of service-wide plans to ...

June 2026 event welcomes squadron veterans and families back to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point for a once-in-a-generation farewell. In June, hundreds of those who served will return to Eastern ...

The Blue Angels Boeing F/A-18 Hornet at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium got company with the recent addition of a Marine ...

All good things must come to an end—and it was last week that the final two United States Marine Corps pilots completed training on the AV-8B Harrier II, the vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) ...

The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum showed in a video of a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B+ Harrier II was demilitarized and moved to its new home. The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum ...

Despite various design refinements in the AV8-B, the updated Harrier is still regarded as difficult to fly. The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a ...