Defense Media Activity, (Production Support), is looking for a Audiovisual Production Specialist, GS-1071-11. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-14-1130958-B) opens on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 and closes on Monday, July 07, 2014. This announcement is open to All US Citizens and Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles). For your convenience, Read more…
Hard-charging CC, Staff Sgt. Brian Tuthill, an instructor in DINFOS’ Public Affairs Department, earned the highest grade point average of Career Course Class 4-14 at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy Quantico, Va. The Santee, Calif. native graduated on June 11 and was also placed on the Enlisted Professional Military Education Read more…
Thomas Jefferson Broadcast Media Winners Video News Report Cpl. Marcin Platek, Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, La. Kotzebue Discount Shamen Video Series Lance Cpl. Clayton Filipowicz, Defense Media Activity – Marine Corps Production, Ft. Meade, MD. With The Gear: New and Traditional Media Winners Civilian Enterprise News Production Marine Corps Read more…
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., for appointment to the rank of general and for assignment as the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps, Washington, District of Columbia. Dunford is currently serving as commander International Read more…
Now and Then: MCA&F Publisher and Leatherneck Editor Walt Ford in his pre-retirement photo (left) and as Regimental Commander, Col. Walter Ford, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division after his Marine retirement.
Leatherneck Publisher/Editor Walt Ford will retire June 30. Following active-duty service of more than 30 years as an artillery officer, which included combat service in Vietnam, he initially was hired as editor of Leatherneck magazine in August 1999 and added the responsibilities of MCA&F publisher in 2007. He faithfully pursued the mission of Leatherneck to tell the Marine Corps’ story, to preserve the history and traditions of the Corps, and to act as a connection to the Corps for veteran Marines, friends of Marines and the general public.
Since Col Ford became editor, Leatherneck authors have earned the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s prestigious Colonel Robert Debs Heinl Award for excellence in historical writing four times and the magazine has won a Printing Industries of Virginia printing excellence award.
Col Ford supported both the Combat Camera and Public Affairs military occupational specialties. For numerous years, he assisted in judging the Department of Defense’s annual Thomas Jefferson Awards that recognize excellence in the Public Affairs field and also has been a judge for the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s annual awards program.
Twice Heroes: America’s Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea was awarded the 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in History, regarded as one of the highest national honors for small and independent publishers. The award was announced May 28th at a ceremony in New York City. Twice Heroes is the first Read more…
We are trying to hire a GS12 supervisory education specialist to help manage and operate the educational programs and processes at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Our educational programs focus on students grades K-12. The job is posted at this link: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/371115900 If you know of someone who Read more…
Jennifer Brofer just graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Radio-Television-Film. “Thank you and the scholarship committee so much for awarding me a scholarship last year. It really helped!” Brofer wrote. Now that Jennifer is not submitting, that frees up a possible $3,000 to award to Read more…
Defense Media Activity, (DINFOS), is looking for two Training Instructors, GS-1712-11. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-14-1116153-B) opens on Monday, May 19, 2014 and closes on Monday, June 2, 2014. This announcement is open to All US Citizens and Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles). For your convenience, the JOA Read more…
There are two categories of USMCCCA scholarship grants available:
• The Gladys McPartland Scholarship for general studies
• The USMCCCA Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Foundation Scholarship for studies leading to a degree in Communications.
Scholarship Instructions and Application can be downloaded here
Applicants for both scholarships must meet the requirements below:
Eligibility:
1. A member of the Association; member’s dependent (to include spouse); any active duty Marine in occupational field 4300 or 4600 (and related MOS). In the case of an active duty Marine applicant he or she must agree to become a member of the USMCCCA upon selection and remain a member throughout the lifetime of the approved scholarship. (more…)