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 October 15, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
Well before dawn, on Nov. 10, 2004, Hospitalman Alonso Rogero tossed and turned. The Marines surrounding Rogero seemed just as restless. Nights in Fallujah grew...
Posted on September 15, 2024
By: Joel Searls
More than likely, you’ve seen comedian and actor Rob Riggle on TV. He’s appeared on “The Daily Show,” “Saturday Night Live,” “The Simpson’s” and “Modern...
Posted on September 15, 2024
Executive Editor’s note: The following article received third place in the 2024 Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest. The award is provided through an endowment by the...
Posted on September 15, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
For nearly 40 years, a small group of Marine Combat Engineers performed a special duty at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On a daily basis,...
Posted on September 11, 2024
By: LtCol Robert J. Darling, USMC (Ret)
Editor's note: This story was originally published in the September 2011 issue of Leatherneck Magazine. Marine Major Robert J. Darling sat glued to the TV...
Posted on August 15, 2024
Executive Editor’s note: The following article received second place in the 2024 Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest. The award is provided through an endowment by the...
Posted on August 15, 2024
By: Maj Skip Crawley, USMCR (Ret)
Executive Editor’s note: What’s old is new again. September marks 80 years since Marines fought and died on Peleliu. The island was taken as part...
Posted on August 15, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
On Aug. 7, 2004, the Marines and Mahdi Militia brawling over Najaf steeled themselves for the battle’s next phase. After two days of harrowing conflict...
Posted on August 13, 2024
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the September 2020 issue of Leatherneck Magazine. It is being re-published in honor of Victory Over Japan Day...
Posted on August 6, 2024
By: Adam Walker
Editor’s note: The following article received an honorable mention in the 2022 Leatherneck Writing Contest. It is being re-published in honor of National Purple Heart...
Posted on July 25, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
Editor's note: This story originally was published in June of 2018. It was re-published in recognition of National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July...
Posted on July 25, 2024
After his second tour in Vietnam, Sergeant Rick Ault returned to the United States on a flight that landed in San Francisco. The soldiers and...
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