![A sailor directs a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211 during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu [Courtesy: Tillamook Air Museum]](https://tbh.express/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Marine-Corps-Retires-Harriers.jpeg "Marine Corps Retires Harriers")
The U.S. Marine Corps this week bid farewell to one of its most distinctive and groundbreaking aircraft.
At a “Sundown Ceremony” on Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing officially retired the AV-8B Harrier II. Marine Attack Squadron 223 was the last unit still using the aircraft, which will reach the end of its service life in September.
