This tank commander fought off 250 enemy troops in the Korean War
Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. Ernest Kouma fought with his armored back to the wall along the Naktong River.
By Jon Guttman
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Marine Corps infantry’s secret weapon: A $9.95 unofficial website
Inside an informal, crowd-sourced Marine infantry network.
Book excerpt: ‘The Common Sense Way: A New Way To Think About Leading and Organizing’
In this book you’ll learn what many other common sense leaders across the ages have learned before us: How to Live, Learn, and Lead the “Common Sense Way.”
By Pete Blaber
What the military needs after Afghanistan
Landpower will be the decisive factor in any future conflict, say the authors of this commentary.
By John Spencer and Steve Leonard
Warrior mindset must remain, Corps says, even as Marines shift from infantry to the sea
The 184-page tentative manual is meant to give Marines an idea of the future operating concept while the Corps continues develop the strategy.
By Philip Athey
‘The best job I ever had’: Marines remember their tanks as the Corps ditches its armor
Though Marines, “have fought in every clime and place where we could take a gun,” they won’t be taking tanks with them anymore, at least not their own.
By Todd South
Goodbye, tanks: How the Marine Corps will change, and what it will lose, by ditching its armor
Commandant Gen. David H. Berger has said that should armor be needed by Marines, he would look to the Army to provide that capability.
By Todd South
New in 2021: The final year for Marine tankers
The year 2021 will go down as the year that the Marine Corps ditched its tank Marines.
By Todd South
Corps to release Marine tankers from contracts a year early
The program allows the Corps to cut manpower costs.
By Todd South
Ever wanted to drive a WWII-era tank? Here’s your chance
Get in the driver's seat of an M4A3 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, or M26 Pershing.
WATCH: The end of tanks? A midair collision and napping for lethality ― The Briefing 10.8.20
Frightening images of deadly precision strikes on armor in a border region between Armenia and Azerbaijan raise the question: Have modern weapons made tanks obsolete? An expert weighs in.
By Ben Murray
Trump again says Lebanon blast might have been attack
President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to suggest that the massive explosion that killed at least 135 people in Lebanon might have been a deliberate attack, even as officials in Lebanon and his own defense chief said it’s believed to have be an accident.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press