Replacement Detachment News Today

All good things must come to an end—and it was last week that the final two United States Marine Corps pilots completed training on the AV-8B Harrier II, the vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) tactical attack aircraft that first entered service with the Marine Corps forty years ago

Both pilots will report to Marine Attack Squadron 223, also known as “the Bulldogs.”

The final two AV-8B Harrier II pilots with the U.S. Marine Corps have finished their training, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing announced Monday.

Fort Hood hosted its 47th annual Retiree Appreciation Day activities Friday and Saturday, though torrential rain scuttled Friday’s golf tournament.