TOKYO — A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier fighter jet crashed Thursday into the ocean off the coast of southwestern Okinawa in Japan, but the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft and was rescued. The ...

Arguably the most overlooked aircraft in the U.S. military inventory is the AV-8B Harrier. People seem to forget the Harrier exists, let alone has served admirably in the U.S. Marine... Summary and ...

An Italian Navy “Jump Jet” landed aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Med Sea. On Jul. 18, 2018, an AV-8B+ Harrier II belonging to the I GRUPAER (Gruppo Aerei ...

FILE - In this June 21, 2007 file photo, a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier fighter jet from VX-9 Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is seen on a training flight from the cockpit of an F-16 based at ...

As an “interested observer” of military aviation, I beg to differ with your Jan. 9 editorial, “Justify Harrier or Drop It,” on the AV-8 Harrier jet. You completely overlook the successful use of the ...

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier went down 100 miles east of the coast of Okinawa, the Marine Corps said Thursday. The pilot ejected and was recovered by an Air Force rescue crew based on the Japanese ...

Top image shows an AV-8B Harrier preparing to land on the flightdeck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during night operations. What makes the picture particularly interesting is the ...

SAN DIEGO, CA -- Military crews on Thursday mopped up the debris of an exploded fighter jet that struck a Southern California neighborhood, as authorities launched an investigation into the latest ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WECT) - While on a May 6, 2016 low-altitude training mission off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, the pilot of a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet heard three distinct "thumps." ...