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Leatherneck Magazine Hosts Northern Virginia Cub Scouts
Members of Northern Virginia's Cub Scout Pack 907, Dens 9 and 10, dropped by Leatherneck on 24 Jan. 2012 to learn about magazine publishing as they worked on their Information Please Achievement. After a welcome by the editor, retired Marine Colonel Walt Ford, Leatherneck's art director, Jason Monroe, walked the Bear Cub Scouts through designing a magazine.
Commandant Of The Marine Corps’ Combined Awards Program Recognizes Corps’ Finest
“I look at you [Marines] and say to myself, ‘Holy smokes, no wonder we’re successful on the battlefield and everything else we do. What a great looking bunch of Marines,’” said Gen James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps. “You represent the 175,000 enlisted Marines across the Corps who spend every day slugging it out around the world.”
Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum Opens Exhibit To Celebrate The Centennial Of Marine Corps Aviation
Since Marine Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham reported to Naval Aviation Camp in May 1912, the ability to attack from the sky has played an invaluable role in the war fighting capabilities of the of the capabilities of the Marine Corps. Cpl Nick Neighbors shows us a new exhibit aimed at memorializing Marine Corps Aviation.
U.S. Marines, Afghan Soldiers Conduct Operation Tageer Shamal
The area on the outskirts of Garmsir district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, has been, until now, nearly untouched by Afghan and coalition forces and the Afghan government.   During Operation Tageer Shamal (Shifting Winds) Afghan forces and Marines with 3d Battalion, Third Marine Regiment cleared the area of insurgent activity, weapons and improvised explosive device-making materials, here, Jan. 4-8, 2012.
Marines Mentor Afghan Police Force In Garmsir
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — When U.S. Marines with Company K, 3d Battalion, Third Marine Regiment, arrived here in early November, they met an Afghan National Police force primed for development. Their Afghan National Army counterparts were proficient and ready for transition, but the ANP were ready to grow.
Marine Corps Appoints General To Investigate Video
Marine Corps Commandant Gen James F. Amos has appointed a three-star general to investigate and take any required administrative or disciplinary action stemming from a video circulated on the Internet that appears to show four Marines urinating on the corpses of enemy fighters in Afghanistan. Marine Corps LtGen Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, is officially designated as the “consolidated disposition authority” for the allegations surrounding the video.

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Photo Gallery On Duty: January 20 - January 26
See our weekly recap of the Corps through photos. We publish a new gallery each week.
Video Tet '68 and the Siege At Khe Sanh
Scenes from this video are from the siege at Khe Sanh, Hue City fighting and fighting around the American Embassy in Saigon.
Photo Gallery MEU Marines Practice Landing Techniques (Gallery)
Marines with the 31st MEU practice their landing techniques at Kin Blue Training Area in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 20, 2011, in preparation for the MEU’s upcoming deployment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the Nation's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.
Photo Gallery On Duty: January 13 – January 19
See our weekly recap of the Corps through photos. We publish a new gallery each week.
Media Gallery Facebook Crazy Caption: January 10 Winner
Every week Leatherneck Magazine selects a photo for our followers on Facebook to caption. This photo of GySgt Cesar M. Andrade participating in a pull-up competition, was this week's challenge, and the following is this week's best captions and their creators.

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Events Around The Corps

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Veteran Small Business Expo 2012 08 February 2012 Long Beach City College, Long Beach, Ca.
BEYA 7th Annual Stars and Stripes Dinner 17 February 2012 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rappahannock United Way Offers Free Tax Preparation 16 January 2012 Fredericksburg, Va
Wounded Warrior Regiment Museum Exhibit 20 January 2012 The National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, VA

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Today In History

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28 January 2010

Eagle, Globe, and Anchor1914 - Marines with British, French and German units landed in Haiti.
1942
- The 4th Marine Regiment was assigned to support Philippine Scouts on Bataan.
Related Article: The Marines In China And The Philippines By Joel D. Thacker Marine Corps Gazette (Dec 1943)