U.S. Marine Harrier Newsletter
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U.S. Marine Corps pilots with VMA-231 conduct routine flight operations (GoPro B-Roll)
25 Apr 2025 17:11 GMT
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
04.09.2025
U.S. Marine Maj. Thomas Brougher, from Arizona, the executive officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, flies an AV-8B Harrier II while conducting routine flight operations …
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How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Paved the Way for the F-35
03 Apr 2025 14:14 GMT
The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was first developed in the 1960s. Originally manufactured by the UK’s Hawker Siddeley, the refined AV-8B variant is a McDonnell Douglas …
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U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers with VMA-231 arrive at Naval Air Facility El Centro (B-Roll)
31 Jan 2025 18:01 GMT
… ) 231 lands an AV-8B Harrier while the maintenance team with … Centro, California, Jan. 29, 2025. U.S. Marines with VMA-231 deployed to …
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Does The US Marine Corps Have Its Own Fighter Jets?
01 Mar 2025 17:27 GMT
… replaced by the AV-8B Harrier II made by McDonnell … USMC graduated their last two Harrier pilots in March 2024 with … The Black Sheep Squadron
The United States Marine Corps was established on November 10 … to use the AV-8B Harrier in combat during Operation …
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The US Marines' Top 10 Military Aircraft By Fleet Size
22 Feb 2025 02:18 GMT
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) employs a … training aircraft
Primary Role: Harrier pilot instruction, transitional flight … Navy carriers.
Photo: US Marines
Stealth geometry and internal … -air capability.
Photo: US Marines
Sharing avionics and structural …
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US Marine Corps Confirms Harrier Retirement in 2026
12 Feb 2025 16:02 GMT
In late January the United States Marine Corps released its 2025 aviation … MOSs currently serving the Harrier program across the Marine … squadrons currently flying the Harrier, VMA-231 and VMA … Walker)
After this, the Harrier will completely leave Marine Corps …
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Super Bowl LIX Flyover Will Feature US Marine MV-22 Ospreys & F-35s
06 Feb 2025 21:28 GMT
… Marine Corps’ 250th Birthday, the US Marines
will provide the aircraft for … American football contest – the US Marines will send up two Marine … Marine Aviation Plan shows the US Marines are committed to both … D) and the AV-8B Harrier jump jet that is being …
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Will Lockheed Martin Catch Up F-35 Delays In Time For The 2030 US Marine Hornet Replacement?
13 Jan 2025 16:41 GMT
The United States Marine Corps is the world's … half a decade behind the Harrier, with the Marines planning to … 18 Hornet
Entered service:
1983 (US Marines)
Retired:
2019 by US Navy … Air Force, 2030 planned by US Marines
Role:
Multirole fighter jet
Succeeded …
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The Most Iconic Aircraft in the US Marine Corps
14 Jan 2025 16:23 GMT
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The U.S. Marine Corps’ fleet of aircraft includes several of the most iconic that have taken to the skies in the U.S. military as a whole. These aircraft include the highly versatile MV-22 Osprey as well as the …
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Legendary Harrier Finds Home at Pima Air and Space Museum
01 Mar 2025 03:35 GMT
A retired and demilitarized AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 14, 2025.
"This is a unique opportunity to preserve and share a vital chapter in aviation history while playing a valuable role in …