Marines retire Harrier 'jump jet'

The U.S. Marine Corps this week celebrated the retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II, the fighter jet that can take off and land vertically and without a runway. In a “sundown” ceremony on Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., more than 5,000 people gathered to watch the last U.S. unit fly the...
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