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

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

After over a century of service, the Marine Corps’ oldest flying squadron has flown its final Harrier II mission. VMA-231 ...

US Marine Corps Photo MIRAMAR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, San Diego, Calif. – The Marine Corps’ second F-35C Lightning II squadron hit a key milestone this week, reaching initial operational ...

“Belgium’s first F-35 to arrive in country has rolled off the production line and is gearing up for arrival in Belgium this ...

The squadron was inactivated in April 2020 at its prior base Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., after flying the F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet since 1986, including numerous operations in ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, known as the “Ace of Spades,” marked the end ...

17 in Cherry Point, N.C., the new home of the squadron nicknamed the Thunderbolts. It was formerly based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina. A fully staffed Marine Corps F-35 ...

Until disbanding in 2020, the squadron was known as VMA-311 and operated the AV-8B Harrier II. A VMFA-311 F-35C Lightning II taxiing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on July 24, 2024.

The Marine Corps has fired a West Coast helicopter squadron commander nine months after a fatal CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crash in California that remains under investigation. Maj.

The aircraft, assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214, were originally based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona. The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing stated that the Marine Fighter ...