Leatherneck—Magazine of the Marines, Since 1917
This Month's Features
Posted on July 15, 2026
By: LtCol Joel Searls, USMCR
Lieutenant General Len “Loni” Anderson IV has served in top-tier Marine Corps units and key leadership positions throughout his career. He is the current Commander, Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) and Marine Corps Forces South, as of March 21, 2024. Anderson...
Posted on July 15, 2026
By: Sam Lichtman
The future of Marine Corps warfighting was out on display in the nation’s capital earlier this year. Held April 28-30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., the annual Modern Day Marine expo was where some of...
Posted on July 15, 2026
By: Cpl Alistair Watson
SECOND PLACE WINNER: Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest Executive Editor’s note: The following article received second place in the 2026 Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest. The award is provided through an endowment by the Colonel Charles E. Michaels Foundation and is being...
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Posted on July 15, 2023
By: Col Mary H. Reinwald, USMC (Ret)
Most Marines know that the fabric of our Corps is woven from throughout the nation. Marines join from every state and even from foreign countries,...
Posted on June 15, 2023
By: Sam Lichtman
“My predecessor told me … ‘we don’t have lightsabers and hover tanks in the basement here, but it’s right down the road.’ ” —Colonel Frederick...
Posted on June 15, 2023
By: Kyle Watts
This year marks several significant milestones in the legacy of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. July 11 marks the band’s 225th anniversary, and...
Posted on May 15, 2023
From the Leatherneck Archives: Feb. 15, 1945, Pacific Edition A shrieking Marine-piloted Corsair dived on its Marshall Island target. Its bombs released, smoke and dust shrouding the atoll....
Posted on May 15, 2023
By: Kyle Watts
In late September 1968, Bob Skeels stepped off a plane at Quang Tri Combat Base. The aircraft delivered three of Bob’s friends to Vietnam alongside...
Posted on April 15, 2023
By: Kyle Watts
Revealing the Lasting Impact of Corporal Jason Dunham In 2003, film producer and director David Kniess caught a red-eye flight from California, bound for the...
Posted on April 15, 2023
Marines Walk from East Coast to West Coast To Raise Awareness, Money for MIA Recovery Early in 2020, Sergeant Major Justin LeHew, USMC (Ret) had...
Posted on March 15, 2023
By: Kyle Watts
On Saturday, Oct. 21, 1967, David Jensen was working at a caterer’s office in Hales Corners, Wis. As the 18-year-old prepared orders for the coming...
Posted on March 15, 2023
By: Sam Lichtman
Capt Jeremy Nelson fires the Beretta M9 during a weapons marksmanship course at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2013. (Photo by Sgt Bobby J. Yarbrough,...
Posted on February 15, 2023
Somewhere out in the Pacific is a young Marine who need not be there. He could have been home for Christmas, the next, and the...
Posted on February 15, 2023
By: Kyle Watts
True disciples, spreading the belt-fed gospel with the enemy. (USMC photos) In September of 2017, Adam Krick opened Instagram on...
Posted on January 15, 2023
Private Marvin Elmer Muehl leaned against the steel bulkhead, feeling a shudder of relief as the metal chilled the sweat running down his back. Creature...
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