U.S. Marine Harrier Newsletter
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U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier Executes Live Precision Strike from USS Iwo Jima over Caribbean Sea
12 Oct 2025 14:10 GMT
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II launched from USS Iwo Jima and released live ordnance during a precision strike exercise over the Caribbean on October 2, 2025. While described as a training event, defense officials confirmed the mission occurred under …
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Venezuela doesn’t like US Marines training in Caribbean
01 Oct 2025 21:22 GMT
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he is ready to declare a state of emergency if the United States launches an attack against his country. In a televised address Monday, Maduro warned Caracas was preparing to activate constitutional provisions …
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In pics: 1:72 McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk II of US Marine Corps
26 Sep 2025 19:46 GMT
… , WE01, Bu No. 160030, United States Marine Corps, MCAS Yuma, Arizona, 1989 ( … and Marine Corps.
The United States Marine Corps wanted an attack aircraft … transitioned to the AV-8B Harrier. VMA-214 became the … of AV-8B Night Attack Harrier IIs.
In March 2022 …
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U.S. Marine Harrier final flight ends at Buckley Space Force Base
28 Aug 2025 21:05 GMT
It was the first of its kind, a jet that rose like a helicopter, hovered in midair, and raced forward like a fighter. After decades of rewriting rules for aerial warfare, a U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier embarked on its final flight. Not for combat, but for …
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Dust Devils Retire AV-8B Harrier
04 Oct 2025 00:31 GMT
The U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, the Dust Devils, conducted a sundown flight for the AV-8B Harrier on September 23, concluding the jet’s service for the squadron. The final flight, which was confirmed by the Navy on Tuesday, …
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VX-31 Bids Farewell to the AV-8B Harrier II
02 Oct 2025 18:24 GMT
The Dust Devils of the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 concluded the AV-8B Harrier’s service with a sundown flight at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, on Sept. 23, 2025. The final flight, now confirmed by the service, …
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Harrier Conducts Final Sundown Flight
01 Oct 2025 19:24 GMT
OCTOBER 1, 2025 – Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, the Dust Devils, concluded the AV-8B Harrier’s service with a sundown ceremony Sept. 23, when the squadron flew the jet for the final time and shut it down on the China Lake flight line.
The final …
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Farewell to the Harrier: VX-31 conducts final sundown flight
30 Sep 2025 21:22 GMT
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, the Dust Devils, concluded the AV-8B Harrier’s service with a sundown ceremony Sept. 23, when the squadron flew the jet for the final time and shut it down on the China Lake flight line.
The final sortie, flown by …
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Harrier Flight Deck Maintenance
29 Sep 2025 20:28 GMT
CARIBBEAN SEA– U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron … maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier aboard the U.S. Navy … :
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This work, Harrier Flight Deck Maintenance, by Sgt …
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Historic plane you can spot from major Cambs road that goes under RAF flightpath
02 Nov 2025 07:28 GMT
… . Also known as a 'Harrier jump jet', versions of … Royal Air Force and the United States Marine Corps. Those who drive along the … nickname, 'Home of the Harrier', and is famous for … the Harrier jet just outside its main …