Defense Media Activity, (Synchronization Center), is looking for a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-15. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-14-1097859-B) opens on Friday, April 18, 2014 and closes on Monday, May 5, 2014. This announcement is open to All US Citizens and Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles). For your Read more…
Members are reminded that the deadline for nominations for officers and directors of the Association must be made to CCHQ by May 15. We will elect all officers and three directors at the Oceanside Business Meeting in September. The officers will serve for a one year period; directors, two year Read more…
General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps and friend of the USMCCCA.
General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps, passed away on April 3, 2014. He was honored in a Military Tribute at The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., April 12th. Funeral and burial services will be held at the First United Methodist Church and Greenhill Cemetery, both in Waynesville, NC, at 1400, Saturday, 19 April 2014. LtCol Jim Diehl, US Marines (ret), recounts his experience at the tribute. Diehl is a loyal friend of the USMCCCA, earning a DPA for open category in 1988 and was a 2008 conference panelist (Beirut).
An archive photo of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jim Diehl, USMC (ret) who were among the guests at the DINFOS Birthday Ball. Diehl, a career infantry officer, was a 1988 USMCCCA DPA recipient and a guest speaker for the 2009 Annual Conference in San Antonio. (Photo by Claire Kelly)
The question of how to honor exemplary members of a tribe or nation is not new. Those familiar with Scripture may recall King Nebuchadnezzar asking Haman: “What shall be done to bestow honor upon one to whom the King wishes to honor?” And Haman offers suggestions that involve horses, raiment, and a parade….
Well, I’ve marched in the funerals of two US presidents—but truthfully, my most vivid recollections are (1) that it is difficult to march at a dirge pace; and, (2) it was bitterly cold on one at least one of those events. So I wasn’t sure what to expect on the lawn in front of the War Memorial for the funeral of General Carl E. Mundy, the 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps. At least this was a clear, crisp Spring day; and it was just beginning to get warm as the crowd grew in the mid-morning sun.
To deal with the vagaries of Washington traffic and parking at the peak of cherry blossom time, LtCol Don Thieme and I got there early, which provided a chance to see many old friends and not a few giants of the Corps.
Combat Correspondent GySgt Angela Mink is retiring April 25th, 2014 at 1500 in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. In this archive photo, then Staff Sgt. Angela Mink, performed the National Anthem prior to President Barack Obama’s address to Camp Lejeune troops, in 2009. (Photo by Ena Sellers, The Globe)
Okay Northern golfers. If you are tired of the constant freezing weather and daily snow falls, this is your chance to come to a warmer clime, get warm and help our Foundation help the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund as well as our Foundation scholarship fund. As this is being Read more…
Public Affairs Specialist GS-1035-13 Office of Communication Washington Office The Washington Office is advertising Forest Service-wide for two Public Affairs Specialists in the Office of Communication. The vacancy announcement will open shortly in USAJobs. These full-time positions, located in the Nation’s capital, are expected to be open to current permanent Read more…
Colonel Jeremy Martin, commandant of the Defense Information School was featured in an article, titled “PAOs adapt to the digital age” by Martin Matishak, the Marine Corps Times, March 31, 2014.