Leatherneck—Magazine of the Marines, Since 1917
This Month's Features
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: Kayla Workman
There is a distinct gravity that commands the air around a U.S. Marine Corps memorial.Time seems to slow its heavy march. Voices drop to a murmur, and strangers fall into a kind of synchronized silence. Some stand still before the...
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: LtCol Brad Anderson, USMC (Ret) and Katie Cashwell
While locked at the position of attention, the Crucible completed, standing in formation sweaty, sandy, exhausted and hungry yet beaming with pride, few Marines can forget the first time they sang “The Marines’ Hymn.” After weeks enduring hard training, long...
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: Kyle Watts
In October 2021, brothers Gerry and Rudy Gonzalez stood watching in rapt attention the men surrounding them. Many years younger than the rest, the brothers captured the moment on film as the Vietnam War veterans solemnly performed a ceremony of...
All Feature Articles
Posted on June 15, 2024
By: Kipp Hanley
In 1961, in the sleepy town of Marshalls Creek, Pa., everybody knew the Huffmans. Unfortunately for Joel Huffman, the town was also familiar with his...
Posted on June 15, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
A highly selective and unique niche fills the ranks of the Marine Corps’ Silent Drill Platoon. Throughout the unit’s history, the platoon has proven unparalleled...
Posted on June 10, 2024
By: Sara W. Bock
Editor's note: This article was re-published in honor of Women Veterans Appreciation Day on June 12. It was originally published in the August 2022 issue...
Posted on May 29, 2024
By: Patrick Reed
At first glance, with their dissimilar camouflage and a red star on the tail, the F-5 Tigers on the flightline don’t appear to be American...
Posted on May 15, 2024
By: MSgt Jeff Dacus, USMCR (Ret)
By June 15, 1944, the Central Pacific drive of the United States had inexorably pushed the Japanese back toward their homeland. Throughout the methodical island-hopping...
Posted on May 15, 2024
By: Heather A. Warfield, Ph.D.
A shuttle van rolled to a stop across the street from the Belleau Town Hall. Out of the side door emerged an elderly gentleman, hunched...
Posted on May 15, 2024
By: Chip Reid
Executive Editor’s note: In 2003, NBC News journalist Chip Reid embedded with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines during the opening days of OIF. He spent six...
Posted on April 15, 2024
By: Kyle Watts
Marine Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) represent a small slice of the active-duty component. Less than 1,000 of these Marines exist in the service today, with...
Posted on April 15, 2024
By: Briesa Koch
As a tradition, aircraft art in the Armed Forces has been encouraged by some branches while being heavily regulated in others. And though there is...
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...
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