The Marine Corps is moving toward an all-F-35 tactical fleet as it phases out legacy Hornet and Harrier aircraft.
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US Marine Corps to phase out F/A-18 Hornets

The Marines are expected to retire their final remaining F/A-18 aircraft by 2030, fully replacing them with the F-35 ...
The US Marine Corps says one of its F-35B stealth fighter squadrons flew almost 5,000 hours without any mishaps while on deployment this year. The five months in the US CENTCOM area of operations, ...
Enlisted Marines with Hornet specialties will be offered retraining, reassignment or career dead ends.
An memo said the Hornet will be deactivated from service and maintenance jobs tied to the F/A-18 Hornet fighter-attack plane will be eliminated.
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The U.S. military is committed to developing the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fighter jet, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday, but he warned that the program is "not out ...
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