Leatherneck - Marine Corps Association

The Marine Corps Reserve at 110: A Conversation With LtGen Len Anderson IV, USMCR

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...

Modern Day Marine: 250 Years of Fighting Forward

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...

Robert Morris: A Little-Known Founding Father and Creator of Our Corps

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...

The Battle of Khe Sanh: A Fourth Touchstone Battle for the Marine Corps

Posted on November 15, 2025

By: Brian Nielson

FIRST-PLACE WINNER: Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest Executive Editor’s note: The following article received 1st place in the 2025 Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest. The award is...

A Corps Experience: Hollywood Writer Graham Roland Got His Start as a Marine

Posted on November 15, 2025

By: LtCol Joel Searls, USMCR

In 2000, Hollywood scriptwriter Graham Roland enrolled in college, halfheartedly taking classes at Cal State-Fullerton when he decided he needed a challenge. He wanted to become...

The Great Hagaru-ri Airlift: Six Momentous Days in the Korean War

Posted on November 14, 2025

By: CAPT Eugene H. Ginchereau, MC, USNR (Ret) and André B. Sobocinski

On Nov. 27, 1950, the 5th and 7th Regiments of the 1st Marine Division were in Yudam-ni, a mountain hamlet on the western side of...

Steel Curtain: The Ambush of Second Platoon

Posted on October 15, 2025

By: Kyle Watts

In July 2005, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) put to sea from California with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, embarked. The...

Uncovering the Origins of Marine Corps Birthday Celebrations

Posted on October 15, 2025

By: LtCol Brad Anderson, USMC (Ret), and Katie Cashwell

On Nov. 10 across the globe each year, Marines in every clime and place don dress blues with freshly mounted medals and slip on high-gloss...

The Rifle, the Creed And the General: Honoring the Legacy Of Major General William H. Rupertus

Posted on October 15, 2025

By: Amy R. Peacock

In March 1942, just months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Marine Corps Chevron published a short but powerful piece titled “My Rifle: The...

The Battle of the Emerald Wadi

Posted on September 15, 2025

By: Maj Clinton A. Culp, USMC (Ret)

From the Leatherneck Archives: March 2015 Editor’s note: The following article, written by the commander of Weapons Company, pro-vides a firsthand account of 3rd Battalion, 6th...