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 18, 2025
By: Sam Lichtman
The date, April 30, 1967. The place, a few miles northwest of Khe Sanh. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 3rd Marine Division are...
Posted on July 18, 2025
By: Sam Lichtman
Technical Data Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz. w/ empty magazine Overall Length: 38 ½” Barrel Length: 20” Chambering: 5.56×45 mm M193 Feed System: 20-round detachable...
Posted on July 15, 2025
By: Sam Lichtman
For Colonel Stuart W. Glenn, it’s an opportunity to test his skills in military strategy at the Commandant’s Cup Wargaming Tournament finals. For Lance Corporal...
Posted on July 15, 2025
By: Kyle Watts
First Lieutenant Harris Himes stabbed holes around the side of an empty C-ration can. He ignited a heat tab inside and warmed his breakfast over...
Posted on July 15, 2025
By: William J. Prom
It was Dec. 18, 1965, and First Lieutenant Harvey “Barney” Barnum maneuvered east along a dirt road that crossed hills of dense jungle and wound...
Posted on June 15, 2025
By: Chris Kuhns
As Americans read their morning newspapers on Sept. 15, 1950, headlines such as “Seoul Port Isle Falls to Marines in Brief Battle” in Washington D.C.’s...
Posted on June 15, 2025
By: Kipp Hanley
Bill Beach could always shoot a rifle. As a Depression-era child, the Kentucky native could light a matchstick from 100 yards out with his .22....
Posted on June 15, 2025
The 1st Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment was one of nine infantry battalions of the 5th Marine Division activated in early January 1944 at Camp Pendleton,...
Posted on May 15, 2025
By: Abigail Grysban
Executive Editor’s note: June 27 is PTSD awareness day. We bring you this article to reinforce the importance of speaking openly about PTSD and other...
Posted on May 15, 2025
By: Maj Allan C. Bevilacqua, USMC (Ret)
Editor's note: This article was originally published in the September 2016 issue of Leatherneck Magazine. “Due to all the rains, the river is so high...
Posted on May 15, 2025
Since 1998, the USMC Scout Sniper Association (SSA) has fervently supported the proud brotherhood of Marine Corps scout snipers. Tom Ferran, a scout sniper and...
Posted on May 1, 2025
Editor’s note: The following is a Leatherneck archives story from May of 2018. We are re-publishing it in recognition of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage...
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