When the unit reaches fully operational capability, it will contain six squadrons with 10 planes per squadron. According to the 2022 Marine Corps Aviation Plan, Harrier pilot training will end in 2024. Jack Lowe became an honorary Marine in November 2023 following a diagnosis of terminal bone cancer. Although Jack Lowe was in pain, he remained standing during the ceremony, even raising his right hand from his walker to recite his oath. The part is critical in allowing the aircraft to conduct short take-offs and vertical landings. The about-face comes one day after Navy Times reported that recruiters had been ordered to work six days a week. An F-35B Lightning II jet recently arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Army crossed the halfway mark in the final phase of shedding its Confederate base names when Georgia’s Fort Benning was rechristened Fort Moore. Several aircraft and ground equipment were damaged, according to the Naval Safety Command. A jury found that Gunnery Sgts. Josh Negron and Danny Draher had violated a lawful general order by consuming alcohol while deployed to Iraq. Load More