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 ...

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 Hawker Siddeley Kestrel was the aviation world’s first jump jet, a Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (or V/STOL) aircraft, a milestone in aviation history. Originally known as the P.1127, it was ...

The Harrier Jump Jet, a highly innovative warplane that helped solve several operational problems for military planners, made its first flight on this day in history, August 31, 1966. The fighter jet, ...

The aircraft will also be open to cockpit tours on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as part of the museum's Cockpit Demo Day. The museum said the AV-8B+ Harrier II is one of the most ...

If you’re driving along I-5 between San Clemente and Oceanside next week, don’t be shocked if you see an unfamiliar type of Marine Corps aircraft cavorting near the freeway. Marine Attack Squadron 513 ...

The design of the Harrier jump jet has allowed the Marine Corps to project air power in ways that would not have been possible with conventional aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a ...

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 ...