Service: USMC Propulsion: Rolls Royce Pegasus F402-RR ... 550 kts Range: 900 nm The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, two LHDs served as “Harrier carriers,” launching ... with both gas turbines and an Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS). The APS uses two induction-type Auxiliary ...
As the nation's naval expeditionary force, United States Marines often need air cover when establishing beachheads and asserting dominance.