Lance Cpl. Austin Gardner, left, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, signals to Capt. Daniel Park before takeoff from Kadena Air Base, April 4, 2025. (Cpl. Chloe Johnson/Marine Corps) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.
The Marine Corps is drilling down on its plan to reclassify Marines tasked with keeping the AV-8B Harrier alive, a sign that the service is finally getting closer to retiring the decades-old jet as ...
The Marine Corps is also planning to shift its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurements to buy more carrier-based F-35Cs and fewer vertical landing F-35Bs.