An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. VMAT-203’s mission is to train Marine Corps aviators to pilot Harriers in the fleet. The Harrier was the first Virtical/Short Takeoff and Landing-capable jet in the Marine inventory, giving Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders new flexibility on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)
<br>Unit: II Marine Expeditionary Force
Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson
Taken on 21 March 2016
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