Sundown ceremony for Harrier training squadron marks end of nearly 40-year era

An AV-8B Harrier II is parked on the flight line under the evening sky at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Representing, arguably, the greatest breakthroughs in aircraft technology, the Harrier was the first vertical/short takeoff and landing capable jet in the Marine inventory, giving Marine air-ground task force commanders new flexibility on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released)