The F/A-18 Hornet is the most widely flown fighter jet by the Marine Corps It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, and introduced in the early 1980s The Marine Corps has not upgraded ...

The F/A-18 Hornet line is getting phased out of the Marine Corps and is being replaced by the newer F-35 Lightning II.

An F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies in a formation as the sun sets along the Pacific Coast in Southern California, in 2018. (Lance Cpl.

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to launch an F/A-18 Hornet at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, June 27, 2023. Marine Corps Photo The Marines have identified the pilot who was killed in a F ...

Gen. Scott Benedict said in a statement. Mettler, a Georgia native, served as an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with VMFA(AW)-224, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31 and 2nd MAW stationed on Marine Corps Air ...

A search is under way for the pilots of two Marine Corps F/A-18 jets that were lost Monday while flying in support of the war in Iraq, Navy officials said. Navy officials said they believe the jets ...

[Credit: U.S. Marine Corps/ Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine] The U.S. Marine Corps last week officially deactivated F/A-18 Hornet Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101) as it continues ...

So, the Super Hornet is more than just a mere upgrade. The F/A-18 came into being because the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps required a versatile multi-role fighter. Ideally, the fighter had to be ...

Pacific! On March 8, 2025, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214 touched down at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. This historic ...

Marine aviation leaders are looking for upgraded weapons and munitions options for the Corps' growing fleet of F-35B and F-35C fighter jets.

Introduced initially as the Hornet, the F-18 serves in the United States Navy, Marine Corps,and air forces of several nations. The F-18 is also used in the US Navy Flight Demonstration squadron ...

A pilot was killed when an F/A-18D Hornet crashed Thursday night near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, in a sparsely infrastructured area east of the installation, according to the ...