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While a seemingly small part of the overall force, the transfer of the Harrier Marines is part of the service's overarching ...
The Marine Corps is turning the Navy’s amphibious assault ships into small and agile carriers loaded with F-35B Lightning II ...
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the USS America have cross-decked onto the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of ...
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters will join Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) on its Pacific ...
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- The United States has moved Marine Corps attack jets to Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday, replacing carrier-based warplanes in the Arabian Sea that have moved closer ...
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.
According to the 2022 Marine Corps Aviation Plan, Harrier pilot training will end in 2024. Hornet pilots will continue to be trained until 2027 under Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323.
The Marine Corps is in the process of retiring the AV-8B Harrier, which is designed for short takeoffs and vertical landings.
US Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys are once again operating from the decks of the navy’s light carrier amphibious ... fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-35B and Boeing AV-8B Harrier II. ...
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 ...