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 January 15, 2023
By: Kyle Watts
James Stogner received the Navy Cross on April 5, 2019. The ceremony in Polson, Mont., took place on the 52nd anniversary of his heroic actions...
Posted on December 15, 2022
By: Kyle Watts
A dichotomy of perception resounds today, as true as it has for decades. One group has always viewed tattooed Marines as a stigma, a mark...
Posted on December 15, 2022
Featured image: Stephen Peck, CEO of U.S.VETS, at the opening of Veterans One-Stop Service Centers at Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, Calif., 2014. Stephen J....
Posted on November 15, 2022
By: F. Gerald Downey
By F. Gerald Downey It was late afternoon Dec. 24, 1970, and I stood on the low ground that was to be our night defensive...
Posted on November 15, 2022
By: Jennifer Castro
By Jennifer Castro William L. Hendricks was a major in the Marine Corps Reserve when he established Toys for Tots in 1947. Hendricks worked in...
Posted on October 17, 2022
By: Joel Searls
Philanthropist, Entrepreneur Bob Parsons Turned the Discipline He Learned in the Marine Corps into High-Tech Success By Joel Searls Bob Parsons’ name is synonymous with...
Posted on October 12, 2022
By: Tom Schueman
By Maj Tom Schueman, USMC And Zainullah Zaki Editor’s note: This excerpt from the book “Always Faithful” by Maj Tom Schueman and his translator, Zainullah...
Posted on October 12, 2022
By: Mary H. Reinwald
Commandant of the Marine Corps Focusing on the Future of the Marine Corps By Col Mary H. Reinwald, USMC (Ret) The last few years have...
Posted on October 3, 2022
By: Readers
Compiled by Patricia Everett Sea Story of the Month: Barnum & Bailey Circus Had New Meaning In 1971 at Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va.,...
Posted on September 10, 2022
By: Sara W. Bock
Beirut Marines Find a Voice in Forthcoming Documentary Film By Sara W. Bock When Greg Wah shops for Marine Corps-related souvenirs or mementos, he never...
Posted on September 10, 2022
By: Capt Michael A. Hanson, USMC
By Capt Michael A. Hanson, USMC Two CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters are parked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Guam (LPH-9) during Operation Urgent Fury...
Posted on September 9, 2022
By: Kyle Daly
Military Leaders, Doctrine Encourage Criticism By 2ndLt Kyle Daly, USMC When a Marine lieutenant colonel was relieved of his command in August 2021 for publicly...
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