The Marine Corps Gazette
Feature Article
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 March 15, 2025
Messaging for competition and crisis It is no secret that the Marine Corps wants to influence Russia, China, and other foreign governments. Like the rest...
Posted on March 15, 2025
Mission essential to the stand-in force The Marine Corps must actively pursue the stand-in force’s (SIF’s) purpose to sense and make sense in joint and...
Posted on February 15, 2025
By: Col Thomas C. Greenwood & LtCol Frank G. Hoffman
A new application of Boyd’s model The work of the late Col John Boyd has significantly influenced the doctrine and concepts of the U.S. armed...
Posted on February 15, 2025
By: Col Aaron Angell
Any beach is a sustainment pathway Sustaining the Naval Expeditionary Force (NEF) in a distributed maritime operating environment requires methods for assured logistics over the...
Posted on February 15, 2025
Our nation faces its most significant threat to national security in generations. China’s relentless military modernization and expansion has disrupted the Indo-Pacific region and threatens...
Posted on January 15, 2025
By: Staff, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
Thirty years of innovation “Force Design remains the Marine Corps’ vehicle to create innovative formations, equipment, and concepts and ensures we remain lethal on any...
Posted on January 15, 2025
2024 LtCol Earl “Pete” Ellis Essay Contest Winner: Honorable Mention Marine boat squadron Recent global security events have confirmed that we must accelerate preparation for...
Posted on January 15, 2025
2024 LtCol Earl “Pete” Ellis Essay Contest Winner: First Place Marines, missiles, MPF boats, and the path through PRC defenses in the Western Pacific ...
Posted on December 17, 2024
By: Mr. Bing West
Unique in the history of war Commemoration address for the Combined Action Platoon memorial at Marine Corps Museum We who fought in the villages...
Posted on December 15, 2024
MARSOC and Force Design Modernization and force structure efforts for the Army resulted in plans by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command to make cuts...
Posted on December 15, 2024
By: LtCol P.N. Pierce & LtCol F.O. Hough
>Originally published in the Marine Corps Gazette, July 1960. Extracted from Chapter Four of The Compact History of the U. S. Marine Corps, by LtCol...
Posted on December 15, 2024
By: MajGen Michael Ennis (Ret)
Intelligence Plan of 1994 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Intelligence Plan of 1994. The purpose of the plan, approved by Commandant (CMC) Mundy...
To access our RECENT ISSUES, please log in.
LATEST ISSUE
Special Resources
