Even as the Marine Corps has ended training on the Harrier II, it will continue to F/A-18 training with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323. Moreover, due to delays with the fifth-generation F-35, the USMC is now seeing one-third of its Hornet fleet upgraded so that it can remain in operation until 2030 or later.
Capt. Michael LoGrande always wanted to fly for the Marine Corps. Even after being medically disqualified to be a pilot, he didn't see it as the end of the road but the beginning of a new one.