With cell phones and cameras in hand, a crowd in June of enthusiastic people cheered and took photos and video of a Harrier AV-8B landing at Falcon Field, the latest addition to a museum celebrating the history of military aviation.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Marty Post (Ret.), an executive officer for the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, said it was exciting to bring in aircraft like the AV-8B, which he says has been in use by the Marines for 40 years.

“They were in Yuma for many, many years,” Post said. “All the AV-8s left were retired out of Yuma, replaced by the Joint Strike Fighter. Of course, the last remaining Harriers were in Cherry Point, North Carolina.

“This squadron was the second and last squadron to stand down. So there’s one more squadron left of Harriers in the Marine

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