ANOTHER MAJOR milestone in the drawing down of the USMC's AV-8B Harrier II program has been passed by the US Navy's Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) after it recently completed the final overhaul of the last dual-seat TAV-8B fighter-trainer at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. The newly overhauled TAV-8B (BuNo 163196/'WP-32') was delivered to Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) 'Bulldogs', but US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) did not announce the completion of this effort until June 2. Completing the final overhaul of a USMC-operated TAV-8B marked a major milestone for the FRCE and its AV-8 team, which has been working on the Harrier II since the type entered service in 1985.
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