The Marines are phasing out the older Harrier jets in favor of the newer fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighters.

William Mahoney, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), had to perform Vertical Landing on USS Bataan, after his AV-8B Harrier aircraft ...

AV-8B Harrier II: Image taken by Author Peter Suciu ... The AV-8B was routinely deployed onboard amphibious assault ships and simple forward operating bases. In total, production for the United ...

Marine Attack Squadron 231 took another step toward the service’s retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II to make way for the F-35 ...

Building on the success of the original Harrier, the AV-8B Harrier II made its debut on ... their new jump-jet was right at home on the amphibious assault ships (big decks) or foward operating ...

Summary: The AV-8B Harrier jet, a cornerstone of U.S. Marine ... in 2004 that squadrons launched from the amphibious assault ships Bataan and Bonhomme Richard had spent more than 250 tons of ...

A Marine Attack Squadron has flown its final Harrier flight and is set for official deactivation in September at Marine Corps ...

In it, a BBC correspondent said that Ehrhart had shot down seven Houthi drones while flying an AV-8B Harrier from the USS Bataan, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship - basically a light aircraft ...

Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum has announced the upcoming arrival of a Marine Corps icon: an AV-8B Harrier II+ ...

The transition from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B is part of modernization ... built for short runways and big-deck amphibious assault ships. VMA-231, known as the "Ace of Spades," will be ...