The Leatherneck Journal- Stories, traditions, and history from the United States Marine Corps.
Infantry to Adopt M4 as Standard Assault Rifle
26 October, Marine Corps Base Quantico-
Commandant General Robert Neller has approved a proposal to replace
the M16A4 with the M4 carbine as the standard rifle issued to
infantrymen and security forces. The Corps now has until September 2016
to phase out all M16A4s.Responsible for the proposal for the
upgrade is Chris Woodburn, the deputy Maneuver Branch head for [...]
Corps to Preview Potential AMTRAC Replacement
By the end of 2020 the Marine Corps
will have a new chariot to deliver them to battle- after 43 years of
service, the AMTRAC is being replaced. The Modern Day Marine Expo in late
September has been chosen as the event where four of the five
potential applicants will be displayed for the Corps to see; the [...]
Marksmanship Symposium- Corps Dedicated to Improvement
According to MARADMINS 471/15, come
October 19th, 2015, the Marine Corps’ foremost experts in weapons
and marksmanship will meet at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
for a symposium on how to potentially improve an already efficient
system. Running until the 22nd of October,
those in attendance will work together in working groups with the aim
of improving five main components [...]
Corps Celebrates Parris Island Centennial
On Friday October 16, 2015 Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris
Island celebrated its 100th birthday with a flyover of Charlie and
Oscar companies, made up of about 600 “Centennial Grads”. The
new Marine Corps commandant, Gen. Robert Neller was also on hand to
give a speech to these new Marines. This isn’t the first celebration put
on by [...]
Our calendar's off, we've already had two Memorial Days
Memorial Day doesn't come around once a year. That only applies to the holiday, the long weekend, the traditional start of the summer vacation season.Memorial Day, the real Memorial Day, happens often. Too often, really.We have two Memorial Days already this month in Arizona.The first happened May 6 when Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob "Jake" Hug, [...]
Correction: Vietnam 40th-Last Marines Out Story
By MARGIE MASON
Associated Press
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — As the Marines scrambled to the roof of
the U.S. Embassy, they locked a chain-link gate on every other floor to
slow the throng of panicked Vietnamese civilians sure to come behind
them. They knew if the crowd pushed through to the top, they could [...]
