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 April 15, 2024
By: Ed Nevgloski
Executive Editor’s note: This article explores the origins and inception of the Marine gunner and is the cornerstone of an upcoming series in Leatherneck tracing...
Posted on March 15, 2024
This month, the Marine Corps’ top shooters will gather at Marine Corps Base Quantico to compete for the Lauchheimer Trophy—the award for the highest aggregate...
Posted on March 15, 2024
By: Kater Miller
In August of 2021, the Japanese national baseball team won the gold medal in the Olympic Games. They defeated the United States 2-0 at Yokohama...
Posted on March 15, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
On Nov. 29, 2023, I had the opportunity to interview Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz, the recently appointed 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,...
Posted on February 15, 2024
By: Maj Skip Crawley, USMCR (Ret)
Ask any Marine who among the pantheon of notable and illustrious Marines between World War I and World War II were most responsible for the...
Posted on February 15, 2024
By: Andrew Biggio
Editor’s note: The following story is an excerpt from the book “The Rifle 2: Back to the Battlefield” by Andrew Biggio. When Biggio returned from...
Posted on February 15, 2024
By: Kipp Hanley
By the time Captain Riley Tejcek was 7 years old, her father, John, knew he was raising a tough kid. Tejcek sported a Power Rangers...
Posted on January 15, 2024
By: Abra Hogarth
The philosophy of the Young Marines still resonates with today’s youth—64 years after the organization’s inception. In the last decade-plus, numerous Young Marines have gone...
Posted on January 15, 2024
The moment the bow doors opened, and the ramp dropped on LSM-44, Company C’s tanks from the 5th Tank Battalion were on the move into...
Posted on January 15, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
Dusk settled over the hilltop on Feb. 24, 1969. Lance Corporal Patrick “Mac” McWilliams examined the Marines assigned to him for listening post (LP) duty....
Posted on December 15, 2023
By: Kyle Watts
Marines bear the responsibility of honoring and preserving our heritage. We are instilled with the significance of our history from the moment we set foot...
Posted on December 15, 2023
On Oct. 6, 1862, The New York Times ran a short article wedged in the corner of a page in their daily paper titled “Antietam...
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