AV-8B Harrier II

U.S. Marine Corps Retires Final AV-8B Harrier II Squadron, Bringing Four Decades of Revolutionary Jump Jet Operations to a Historic Close

The unmistakable roar of the AV-8B Harrier II has echoed across battlefields, ship decks, and air stations for more than four decades. On Wednesday, that sound officially became part of history as the United States Marine Corps bid farewell to...
F-35B Fighter Squadron VMFA-211

U.S. Bolsters Indo-Pacific Presence by Deploying F-35B Fighter Squadron VMFA-211 to Japan in Response to Escalating Chinese Military Threats

The United States Marine Corps has deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211), known as the “Wake Island Avengers,” to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, signaling a strategic shift in U.S. military posture across the Indo-Pacific. As part...