Leatherneck—Magazine of the Marines, Since 1917
This Month's Features
Posted on August 14, 2026
By: Kipp Hanley
It was Thanksgiving in 1972, and the Quantico football team was flying back from Cincinnati, Ohio, after trouncing the Xavier Musketeers 34-0.While approaching the runway at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., the flight crew of another aircraft in the airspace...
Posted on August 14, 2026
By: Kayla Workman
For some people, Sept. 11, 2001, has become a blur of distant news footage and historical footnotes. But for the Marines who stood in the dust of the Pentagon’s west wing after the attack, it wasn’t history yet, it was...
Posted on August 14, 2026
By: Kyle Watts
INTRODUCTION It’s spring 2026 near Richmond, Va. Everyone sits around the kitchen table. Most of us coming on duty arrived before dawn, swapping our gear on the trucks with the firefighters ending their shift. Now, those coming on and those...
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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...
Posted on September 9, 2022
By: Sara Bock
These Marine Vets are the Face of the Next Generation of Legionnaires By Sara W. Bock Finding Purpose Elizabeth Hartman was five years out of...
Posted on September 8, 2022
By: Committee
An Open Message to the Enlisted Infantryman By MGySgt Beau F. Hornsby, USMC • MGySgt Robert N. Robinson, USMC • MGySgt Justin W. Aiken,...
Posted on September 8, 2022
By: Sam Lichtman
Expo Features Display of Latest Innovations In Gear, Technology By Sam Lichtman From May 10-12, representatives from more than 400 defense contractors, government agencies, and...
Posted on September 7, 2022
By: Ashley Danielson
Building a Firm Foundation for the Future An aerial rendering of the Carolina Museum of the Marine | Al Gray Civic Institute which will be...
Posted on September 7, 2022
By: Sara W. Bock
Zippos Carried into Combat Were More than Just Cigarette Lighters By Sara W. Bock A USMC military policeman, right, uses his Zippo to light a...
Posted on September 6, 2022
By: Beth Brown
Toxic Exposure Victims Would Benefit From Bill Expanding VA Coverage By Beth Brown On March 3, House Resolution 3967 advanced through the U.S. House of...
Posted on September 6, 2022
By: Joel Searls
“I Owe a Debt of Gratitude to the Marine Corps” By Joel Searls Frederick W. Smith has spent the majority of his lifetime in leadership,...
Posted on September 5, 2022
By: Sara W. Bock
Exclusive Interview Virginia's Lieutenant Governor, Marine Veteran By Sara W. Bock Courtesy of the Office of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears In the 1980s, while serving...
Posted on September 5, 2022
By Edward T. Nevgloski, Ph.D. MajGen John A. Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, issued Marine Corps Order No. 47, which effectively established Nov....
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