The Marine Corps Gazette
Feature Article
Posted on June 15, 2026
By: Col Jon Dunne (Ret.)
John Adams and the forging of the Continental Marines “A navy is the most essential resource of the nation. Without it we can do nothing decisive. With it everything honorable and glorious.”-John Adams, 1775 “The Marines did not arise by...
Posted on June 15, 2026
By: Maj Joseph DiPietro
Medal of Honor worthy in service and in life The most important Marine Corps leadership principle is set the example. Any leader of any organization must demonstrate and enforce the values of the organization. I pray constantly to have the...
Posted on June 15, 2026
By: LtCol Bradley Andersen, USMC (Ret), and Mrs. Katie Cashwell
An enduring legacy of the Marine Corps warrior ethos Despite advances in the Information Age, the core reality of warfare endures: Marines must still be prepared for brutal, close-quarters combat. While technology rapidly changes, the fight—AI, drones, and lasers now...
Posted on May 15, 2026
By: Michael L. Bond
Arming the acquirer to forge a decisive edge The Core Problem: Forced Dependency and the High Cost of Waiting It is a familiar and frustrating story: a multi-million-dollar weapon system that is key to a unit's survival is rendered inert...
Posted on May 15, 2026
By: SgtMaj Daniel N. Heider
During the brutal assault on Tarawa in World War II, Marines faced nearly insurmountable odds. The beach was heavily fortified, enemy fire poured down from all directions, and the Marines’ landing craft were slow, vulnerable, and difficult to maneuver. Casualties...
Posted on May 15, 2026
By: Maj Jeremy Carter
Making it an unfair fight Gen Gray oversaw our Marine Corps as Commandant from 1987 to 1991. Gen Gray notoriously reinforced that “Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary.” Our self-imposed standard that every...
Feature Articles
Posted on June 15, 2026
By: LtCol Bradley Andersen, USMC (Ret), and Mrs. Katie Cashwell
An enduring legacy of the Marine Corps warrior ethos Despite advances in the Information Age, the core reality of warfare endures: Marines must still be...
Posted on June 15, 2026
Medal of Honor worthy in service and in life The most important Marine Corps leadership principle is set the example. Any leader of any organization...
Posted on June 15, 2026
John Adams and the forging of the Continental Marines “A navy is the most essential resource of the nation. Without it we can do nothing...
Posted on May 15, 2026
Making it an unfair fight Gen Gray oversaw our Marine Corps as Commandant from 1987 to 1991. Gen Gray notoriously reinforced that “Every Marine is,...
Posted on May 15, 2026
During the brutal assault on Tarawa in World War II, Marines faced nearly insurmountable odds. The beach was heavily fortified, enemy fire poured down from...
Posted on May 15, 2026
By: Michael L. Bond
Arming the acquirer to forge a decisive edge The Core Problem: Forced Dependency and the High Cost of Waiting It is a familiar and frustrating...
Posted on April 15, 2026
By: Elizabeth Ruggles and LtCol Marianne Carlson
A Transformative Journey for Marine Aviation The character of war is changing, and the speed of decision making has become the critical axis of victory....
Posted on April 15, 2026
Balancing crisis response with modernization for the future fight “Aviation provides the lion’s share of killing power on the battlefield … we must maximize this...
Posted on April 15, 2026
The Aviation Combat Element (ACE) is the most lethal arm of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. As such, Marine Aviation remains in high demand as...
Posted on March 15, 2026
The decisive terrain of the Department of War The Vignette: The Ghost in the Approval Chain A task force staff deployed a workflow agent to...
Posted on March 15, 2026
By: Maj Trevor Raymond and Maj Frank Wleklinski
Demand for data and transport interoperability Sgt Jones is a member of a Marine littoral regiment reconnaissance team, operating deep within the adversary’s weapons engagement...
Posted on March 15, 2026
By: Expeditionary and Enterprise Services Branch, IC4
IC4’s Strategy for Transforming Network Resourcing and Cybersecurity In an era defined by peer competition and ubiquitous information, the ability to decide and act faster...
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