Welcome to our Leatherneck magazine Web site. We hope you enjoy the information provided, finding it both entertaining and enlightening.
Leatherneck's May issue focuses on Marine aviation: today, yesterday and tomorrow. From an artist's original painting of the F-35B Lightning II on the cover and the feature article on the development and testing of that aircraft, to what Marine aviation is up to now, to a story about those daring pilots who pushed their aircraft to new records in the 1920s, we think this issue will be a real keeper for those interested in the Corps' air arm.
Of course, we also include other scoop on the Corps—Marines in Mongolia, the new Security Cooperation MAGTF, a special feature on Marine camaraderie and another feature that highlights some of those Marines who parlayed their early Marine experiences into success in the business world.
Looking ahead to June, the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, we will focus on World War I with two feature articles and a review of the book, "Through the Wheat: The U.S. Marines in World War I" by (the late) Brigadier General Edwin Howard Simmons, USMC (Ret) and Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret). Add these to Leatherneck's regular fare and you won't want to miss this issue
You will have noted that we have continued exploiting the potential of the Internet with daily updates of our homepage offerings. Videos, news items, additional feature articles—items of significant interest but perhaps not what we can fit into the limited pages of your monthly print magazine. I acknowledge that more and more Marines are getting their scoop on the net, and, while the printed magazine remains Leatherneck’s point of main effort, we will put more and more onto the Web, without diminishing the content of your magazine.
Few members of today’s generation, born after 1978, can recall a time when the Internet was not at their disposal. Using the Internet is second nature and they have used it to share information with people whom they already know, as well as blogs, instant-messaging, e-mails, and wikis to share information with those whom they may never meet. This socialization of the Web is the direction of advance and Leatherneck will move along that line in the near term. Stand by for more content on our Web site, content that you will be able to comment on, and content that is all Marine.
Now, if you enjoy what you find and are not a current member of the Marine Corps Association or subscriber to the magazine, you may decide it's time to get on board. If so, you can do that online at www.mca-marines.org or by calling us toll-free at (866) 622-1775.
We appreciate your continuing support and look forward to hearing from you.
Semper Fidelis,
Col Walt Ford, USMC (Ret)
Editor, Leatherneck Magazine
