The Marine Corps has not achieved its readiness goal for its aging AV-8B Harrier fleet although the aircraft has attained the highest readiness rate since 2012, according to a service official. Maj. Michael Cassidy, who works as a Harrier requirements officer at Headquarters Marine Corps, told Inside Defense during a June 30 interview at the Pentagon the service's readiness goal for the Harrier is 15.4 flight hours per month for every pilot. "It is not quite that [15.4 hours] but...
