For those that attended Kate Stark’s “Social Media for Dummies…and CCs who fondly remember the IBM Selectric II, the Leica with 36 exposures and pay phones” presentation. Here is the handout with links to how to videos for the social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Location: Holiday Inn Oceanside 1401 Carmelo Drive Oceanside, California 92054 Monday: September 8 1600 Old Board Meeting – Bill Hauptfleisch 1800 Welcome Reception 2000-2400 Hospitality Suite open Tuesday: September 9: 0830-0930 State of USMC Public Affairs and Where This Association Fits In – Col. Shawn Gibson, Deputy Director, Office of Read more…
Brigadier General James W. Bierman, Jr.
CCHQ announces that Brigadier General James W. Bierman, Jr. Commanding General, Western Recruiting Region & Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA will be the guest of honor at the Distinguished Performance Awards Banquet, Wednesday evening, September 10 at the Pacific Views Center, Camp Pendleton.
Brigadier General James W. Bierman, Jr. was born in Camp Lejeune, and attended the Virginia Military Institute. Upon completion of The Basic School and Infantry Officer’s Course in 1988, he reported to the 2d Marine Division and was assigned as a Rifle Platoon Commander in Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 4-88. While in this billet he participated in contingency operations in the Persian Gulf.
In December 1988, Brigadier General Bierman was assigned to 2d Battalion, 8th Marines. While with 2/8 he served as an Anti-Armor Platoon Commander, Adjutant, and Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Service Company. In 1991 he deployed to the Mediterranean with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and participated in operations in Northern Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort.
Sherry L. Suhosky has listed an RFP for an executive editor for the quarterly magazine, The Professional Pet Sitter as part of he National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) NAPPS requests a response to this request for proposal by September 12, 2014. Please reply electronically to Sherry L. Suhosky Read more…
Theo Servetas writes: It was on my return the other day from the 4th Division reunion at Charleston, SC, when I was finally able to stop at the Denig Memorial. It was a busy week getting my Son settled in at UNC Chapel Hill on the way down, and capped Read more…
If you’ve been waiting for an updated membership directory, this is YOUR lucky day. If you are a registered member of this site, you can download here. Any information that is incorrect, please use this form to let Jack Paxton know to update the roster. If you get a password Read more…
The USMCCCA Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the names of our 2014 scholarship recipients. Joint winners of the Gladys McPartland Scholarship fund for general studies for 2014 were Sarah Pacheco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manny Pacheco and a student at Virginia Tech, and Aidan Kelly, son of Mr. Read more…
Http://MyServicePride.com is looking for a retired military journalist who may want to help with writing the content for newsletters, Facebook, and more. It would be a part-time job, with the pay negotiable. Geography doesn’t matter.
If you are interested, or know someone who might be interested, send an email with some samples of work to: Bob Massie at bob@myservicepride.com
They are also looking for a production designer, preferably in the Indianapolis area, who has lots of experience in Photoshop and Illustrator.
The company is growing and needs to expand their editorial staff. They want to work with a military writer/journalist because their content is so “military friendly” that it would be difficult for a non-military person to understand what is of general interest, and at the same time have an authentic voice.
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Things to do: With San Diego having one of the richest aviation heritages of any city in the country, it would follow that its Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park is a top tourist attraction and one that USMCCCA Conference attendees won’t want to miss. Convair, home of such Read more…