The Marine Corps Gazette
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Posted on October 15, 2026
A Message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps 10 November 2026 For 251 years, the United States Marine Corps has been our Nation’s premier expeditionary force in readiness. Born from the sea and forged in the fi res of...
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: The Marines & Sailors of 26th MEU
A blueprint to restore MAGTF credibility (Part 1 of 2) “I suppose, the future of the Corps lies within itself, because, however large or small its problems are, nobody else is going to find solutions to them.” —LtGen Victor H....
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: Mr. Charles D. Melson
A U.S. Marine Corps legacy Close combat occurs at the distance of a bayoneted rifle and is measured in feet rather than yards and in seconds rather than minutes. It is a calculated situation to be in rather than avoided...
Feature Articles
Posted on November 15, 2025
By: Maj Aaron Barlow
The fires revolution the Marine Corps missed One of the central premises of Marine Corps Force Design was the evolving relationship between precision and mass....
Posted on October 15, 2025
By: LtCol Joe “Pappy” Papay, USMC (Ret)
A blueprint for the Marine Corps of 2035 Executive Summary The MEU of 2035 must evolve to remain relevant in the face of precision-strike threats,...
Posted on October 15, 2025
https://youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ?si=nFTshxRoVY5LpmtC A Message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps 10 November 2025 Two hundred and fifty years ago, before our Nation declared its...
Posted on October 15, 2025
By: the Staff of the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations
Today’s Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Since its inception, the MEU has embarked on an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and continues to serve as the...
Posted on September 15, 2025
Success at ground level Marjah, Afghanistan, was the financial base and perceived Taliban “heart of darkness” prior to Operation MOSHTARAK in early 2010.1 After a...
Posted on September 15, 2025
The case for Marine Corps ISR enterprise transformation The Marine Corps stands at a pivotal crossroads, a moment of profound transformation that will define its...
Posted on September 15, 2025
By: Col Michael C. Howard, USMCR(Ret)
Marine Corps combat D9 dozers in the Iraq War Marines have always emphasized high-speed mobility. We place a premium on acquiring equipment that is lighter...
Posted on August 21, 2025
Integrating autonomous and human intelligence for decision superiority in the Pacific Modernizing Intelligence for Distributed Littoral Operations In April 2023, in response to former U.S....
Posted on August 15, 2025
On 1 March the Marine Corps Association sponsored a PME session on the role of the Marine Corps in the Gulf War. The Association assembled...
Posted on August 15, 2025
A Tactical Action Turned Strategic Defeat >Originally published in the Marine Corps Gazette, September 2001. The authors biography is available in the original edition. ‘Me...
Posted on August 15, 2025
Humanitarian and Security Assistance in Northern Iraq >Originally published in the Marine Corps Gazette, November 1991. The multinational relief effort to aid Kurdish refugees in...
Posted on July 15, 2025
Why the Service is incapable of repeating June 1950 When the Korea People’s Army stormed across the 38th parallel on 25 June 1950, the Republic...
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