Harrier Take Off Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
08/20/2015
08/20/2015: Harrier take off aboard U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in the Philippine Sea. Credit: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6):6/16/15
Looking Back: USMC Ospreys and Harriers Aboard the HMS Illustrious
03/27/2015
03/25/2015: By Robbin Laird In 2007, the HMS Illustrious was the first non-US ship on which an Osprey was to land. I had the opportunity to be aboard one of those Ospreys and land on the ship and observe Marines working with the Royal Navy and operating their Harriers off of the…
Marine Harrier Mechanics
08/28/2014
08/28/2014: The Harrier is one of the most unique aircraft in the Marine Corps' aerial arsenal, and it takes a dedicated crew to keep it in top flight shape. Corporal Joshua DeFour went to the flight line hangars to bring you the story. Credit: American Forces Network, Iwakuni JAPAN:6/26/14
The TRAP Mission Over Libya: Highlighting a Strategic Opportunity
08/17/2011
08/17/2011 by Ed Timperlake Ejecting out of a fireball from a two engine fire in my Navy jet below 500 feet at night showed me the difficulty of extracting a pilot surround by fire on the ground for a Search and Rescue Helo team. The weight of the seat pan…
Our History and Lessons Learned Corner: Bagram Nightmares (Part Three)
01/10/2010
By Fred H. Allison (U.S. Marine Corps History Division) [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Mountains Surrounding Bagram"][/caption] Harriers Sortie Rate Double the Norm Making a globe-spanning flight from home field at Yuma, Arizona, the Marine aviators arrived on 15 October and began flying missions within 48 hours. The squadron deployed with…
Our History and Lessons Learned Corner:Bagram Nightmares (Part Two)
01/04/2010
Mountains Surrounding Bagram by Fred Allison "Everybody wanted to go" Although a sizeable Army and coalition force inhabited the base at Bagram, the Marines were required to build their own camp and work spaces. So, as the VMA-513 pilots trained to fly and fight out of Bagram, an advance party,…