The Yuma Airshow brings together tens of thousands of aviation enthusiasts, families, and community members to witness the remarkable skills of both military and civilian aviators. The airshows will feature dynamic flight demonstrations, static aircraft displays, and opportunities for attendees to interact with Marines and learn about the Marine Corps mission and capabilities. (Source: MCAS Yuma official website)

The 2025 MCAS Yuma Airshow did not disappoint, featuring a plethora of USAF and USMC performers as well as civilian aerobatic displays. By far, the appearance of VMFA(AW)-224's color bird aircraft was the highlight of the show for myself and many other spotters, especially as the unit phases their F/A-18C/D's out of service in favor of the F-35B. Among the other performers were the F-35B demonstration, Marine Air Capability demonstration, F-5N aggressor demonstration, Fat Albert flyby and USAF F-16 demonstration.

VX-31 Harrier on static

This particular jet, DD88, was the last flying AV-8B Harrier+ in Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, conducting its final flight on September 23rd, 2025