The last of the Marine Corps’ venerable AV-8B Harrier II fighter jets will be retired in June, to be replaced by the F-35B. For more than 41 years, since January 1985, the US Marine Corps has operated ...

With VSTOL capabilities way ahead of their time, the AV-8B II Harrier "Jump Jet" will go down in history as one of the Marine Corps' most legendary aircraft.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Last month, the American Marine Corps retired its 55-year-old AV-8B Harrier II Jump Jets, whose four rotating jet engine nozzles allowed it to hover and take off or land vertically. That allowed the ...

After 40 years of service, the AV-8B Harrier II is being retired, with some aircraft heading to museums as the Marine Corps transitions to the F-35B. In late May, Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231), ...

Final Flight Reserve: The Bourbon That Salutes the Last Jump Jet There is a tradition in military aviation known as a sundown ...

I remember when I first saw images of an AV-8B Harrier jump jet landing on the deck of some ship lost in the surrounding water. I was just a kid with a passion for military hardware, but I was so ...

The Blue Angels Boeing F/A-18 Hornet at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium got company with the recent addition of a Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II. The Blue Angels Boeing F/A-18 ...

The U.S. Marine Corps this week celebrated the retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II, the fighter jet that can take off and land vertically and without a runway. In a "sundown" ceremony on Wednesday at ...

The legendary "jump jet" has officially retired. See how the US Marine Corps is moving from the Harrier era to the F-35B.

A storied AV-8B Harrier — a fighter plane that can lift off vertically — is the most recent historical aircraft delivered to an old Marine Corps Airstation El Toro hangar at the Irvine Great Park that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Marine Corps this week celebrated the retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II, the fighter jet that can take off and land ...