Farewell to the Harrier: VX-31 conducts final sundown flight
September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release:
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Farewell to the Harrier: VX-31 conducts final sundown flight
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Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, the Dust Devils, concluded the AV-8B Harrier's service with a sundown ceremony Sept. 23, when the squadron flew the jet for the final time and shut it down on the China Lake flight line.
The final sortie, flown . . .
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Farewell to the Harrier: VX-31 conducts final sundown flight
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Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, the Dust Devils, concluded the AV-8B Harrier's service with a sundown ceremony Sept. 23, when the squadron flew the jet for the final time and shut it down on the China Lake flight line.
The final sortie, flown . . .