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Lt. Col. Alfred Carroll. (Photo Credit: Joe Rosenthal/Associated Press) Lt. Col. Alfred "Al" Carroll was a young Marine when he witnessed five men lift the American flag above Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II. Carroll died Wednesday. He was 91 years old. A funeral service was held on Monday at the Leak Memorial Chapel. [...]

The Marines' new Raider insignia gives special operators street cred.I've read and heard concerns surrounding the new insignia for Marine Corps special operations officers and enlisted personnel who have successfully completed the Individual Training Course and become full fledged members of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. Marines and others should understand that every decision [...]

We're all about bringing you great, all-American USMC apparel and patriotic gear, but at our roots, we at Leatherneck4Life know the most important thing is taking care of our service members. (Cool swag is just the proverbial icing on the cake.) We're proud to participate in a variety of programs and work with national charities to make sure [...]

Marines fire the Weaponized Multi-Utility Tactical Transport Vehicle. (Photo: Cpl. Thor J. Larson/Marine Corps)                  This July, the USMC rolled out new PFT and CFT standards, intended to optimize the physical performance of a Marine. Tougher testing, harder combat and physical fitness regimens, and a new scoring system along with flexed BMI standards are all in place to [...]

Guantánamo Bay. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters/CorbisAs President Obama nears the end of his final term, his mission to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has become more and more important to his legacy as president. And it should – after all, he won a Nobel prize for just talking about foreign demilitarization, and he campaigned heavily on it [...]

Second Lieutenant David Higgins shoots his rifle in the World Championships in Granada, Spain, in September 2014.The summer games are right around the corner, and the Marines are heading to Rio.To earn the title ‘Marine Officer,’ you must excel in leadership, academics and physical training. For one newly commissioned Marine Corps officer, not only did [...]

How well do you know the Corps? Some of these stories are common knowledge, others are a little more obscure, but all of them tell you something about the unique history and identity of the Marines.1. The first Marine to ever receive an honorary promotion was in a Stanley Kubrick movie.In Full Metal Jacket, actor [...]

We've all heard the quotes before. And we love him for giving zero fucks. But as much as we love him, there's many who don't understand what he says. He's been accused of intolerance, extremism, narrow-mindedness.Yeah, we know they're idiots. But for the times when you want to backhand someone talking smack about General Mattis [...]

Washington, D.C.- Today White House press secretary Jay Carney announced that the Obama administration has ordered all combat aircraft currently stationed CONUS to conduct air patrols on Christmas Eve. The target?According to Carney, “that politically incorrect monster, Santa Claus.”Carney went on to elaborate- “this is an administration that, maybe falls short on policy, but will never fall short on caring [...]