Marine Corps Times
Encyclopedia
Marine Corps Times is a weekly newspaper serving active, reserve and retired United States Marine Corps
personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides.
Marine Corps Times is published by Gannett Government Media
, which is a part of Gannett Company
(NYSE:GCI). Gannett Government Media Corporation, formerly known as Army Times Publishing Company, was purchased by Gannett
in 1997 from the Times Journal Company.
Military Times newspapers are the most purchased publications in AAFES shops and defense commissaries, beating such national bestsellers as People
and Time
.
in November 2001 during Operation Swift Freedom
, which was the Pentagon's first opportunity to Embed Journalists. Marine Corps Times and Brinkley were also responsible for exposing the fabricated military record claimed by Joshua Adam Garcia, a contestant on Food Network
's 2007 season of "The Next Food Network Star
," resulting in Garcia's resignation from the cooking competition reality show.
In November 2010, senior writer Dan Lamothe reported exclusively that the Marine Corps had recommended former Cpl. Dakota Meyer for the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor, for bravery in Afghanistan in September 2009. Meyer's case was subsequently approved in July 2011, making him the first living Marine to receive the medal since the Vietnam War.
In spring 2011, senior staff writer Dan Lamothe was selected by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for its Maj. Megan McClung Award. The foundation selects one journalist for the award annually, honoring dispatch reporting abroad. Lamothe was honored for his work in May and June 2010, when he embedded with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, in Afghanistan's then-violent Marjah district.
In fall 2011, Lamothe and staff photographer Thomas Brown received honorable mention from the Military Reporters and Editors organization for their work blogging from the battlefield during the same embedded assignment. They finished behind the New York Times in MRE's online interactive award category.
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides.
Marine Corps Times is published by Gannett Government Media
Gannett Government Media
Gannett Government Media, formerly the Army Times Publishing Company, is a United States company which publishes newspapers, magazines, Web sites, and other publications about the U.S. and other militaries. Founded in 1940, it was purchased by the Gannett Company in August 1997.It publishes four...
, which is a part of Gannett Company
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
(NYSE:GCI). Gannett Government Media Corporation, formerly known as Army Times Publishing Company, was purchased by Gannett
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
in 1997 from the Times Journal Company.
Military Times newspapers are the most purchased publications in AAFES shops and defense commissaries, beating such national bestsellers as People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
and Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
.
History
Marine Corps Times writer C. Mark Brinkley was among the first journalists to embed with ground troops in AfghanistanWar in Afghanistan (2001–present)
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...
in November 2001 during Operation Swift Freedom
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force with a strength of about 2,200 personnel. The MEU consists of four major parts: a command element,...
, which was the Pentagon's first opportunity to Embed Journalists. Marine Corps Times and Brinkley were also responsible for exposing the fabricated military record claimed by Joshua Adam Garcia, a contestant on Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
's 2007 season of "The Next Food Network Star
The Next Food Network Star
The Next Food Network Star is a reality television series produced by and aired on the Food Network in the United States that awards the winner his or her own series on the Food Network...
," resulting in Garcia's resignation from the cooking competition reality show.
In November 2010, senior writer Dan Lamothe reported exclusively that the Marine Corps had recommended former Cpl. Dakota Meyer for the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor, for bravery in Afghanistan in September 2009. Meyer's case was subsequently approved in July 2011, making him the first living Marine to receive the medal since the Vietnam War.
Awards
In 2005, Marine Corps Times was awarded an Associated Press Managing Editors association Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Public Service in in the under-40,000 circulation category for its investigative story on the recall of body armor.In spring 2011, senior staff writer Dan Lamothe was selected by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for its Maj. Megan McClung Award. The foundation selects one journalist for the award annually, honoring dispatch reporting abroad. Lamothe was honored for his work in May and June 2010, when he embedded with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, in Afghanistan's then-violent Marjah district.
In fall 2011, Lamothe and staff photographer Thomas Brown received honorable mention from the Military Reporters and Editors organization for their work blogging from the battlefield during the same embedded assignment. They finished behind the New York Times in MRE's online interactive award category.
Journalist Profiles
- Andrew deGrandpré, Managing Editor
- Tony Lombardo, News Editor
- James K. Sanborn, Staff Writer
- Gidget Fuentes, San Diego Bureau Chief
- Gina CavallaroGina CavallaroGina Cavallaro is an American journalist who has covered the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.Cavallaro’s career in journalism began in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with WOSO, the island’s only English-language radio station. She then became a reporter and editor at the English-language daily...
, Senior Writer - Dan Lamothe, Senior Writer
- C. Mark Brinkley, Managing Editor (2007–2009), Staff Writer (1998–2007)