US lands fighter jets in Puerto Rico amidst growing tensions with Venezuela

Six U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jets landed at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, marking ...

Marine Harriers are in the Caribbean just ahead of retirement

Harriers may not be as advanced as F-35s, but the Marines have found one last mission for them amid Caribbean build-up.
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End of an era: The Dust Devils and one final homage to the Harrier

This fall, the “Dust Devils” of the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron brought the AV-8B Harrier’s decades-long testing ...
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The Marine Corps' oldest flying squadron flew its last Harrier jump jet flight as the unit ...

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 is part of modernization. The change is part of service-wide plans to ...
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United States Conducts Live-Fire Military Drills in the Caribbean

AV-8B Harrier II aircraft from the United States Marine Corps, part of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), have ...
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Harrier Jets Conduct Flight Ops on USS Iwo Jima

CARIBBEAN SEA - A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd ...
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From the Ford Carrier Strike Group to Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group: What assets has US ...

The U.S. military has steadily amassed troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean Sea to strike alleged drug traffickers.