I am currently putting together a small video slideshow of Combat Camera and PAO Marines doing their jobs. This video is for our Marine Corps ball. If you have photos of you or other COMCAM/PAO Marines, please forward them my way. Email them to… Sgt. Brandon M. Owen United States Read more…
Cpl Reese Lodder was named DVIDS Journalist of the Month for September 2011. His photos of U.S. Marines training for an upcoming deployment made Cpl. Reece Lodder stand out as a top of journalist in September and ultimately resulted in him being selected as the DVIDS Journalist of the Month Read more…
Frank Real, a retired newspaper editor and reporter, member of the USMCCCA and public affairs officer for the New England Division, Marine Corps League has written a story about Dan Lamothe, a senior writer for Military Times Newspapers, covering combat operations in Afghanistan as an embedded war correspondent with the Read more…
Defense Media Activity, (Armed Forces Network-Pacific), Korea, is looking for a Supervisory Audiovisual Production Specialist, GS-1071-11. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-11-543592-B) opens on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and closes Wednesday, October 26, 2011. This announcement is open to US Citizens and Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located Read more…
Sgt. Joseph DiGirolamo was selected as the Defense Information School’s (DINFOS) Warrior of the Quarter, 1st Quarter board. DiGirolamo will represent DINFOS during Fort Meade’s Ultima Warrior of the Quarter.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is now accepting submissions for its annual awards program. Each year, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation presents a series of awards honoring the outstanding, creative work of individuals in preserving and propagating the history, traditions and culture of the Marine Corps. Marines and civilians alike may submit their own entries or the distinguished work of others for consideration. Awards will be presented at the Foundation’s annual ceremony on April 21, 2012. Submissions deadline is December 31, 2011.
By Jack T. Paxton, Executive Director We were a bit remiss for taking a short vacation before making an assessment of the 2011 annual conference in New Orleans. In his upcoming Now Hear This column President Don O’Neal used three letters to describe our annual event: WOW! We could reiterate Read more…
Military Historical Tours is looking for a writer to bring to fruition a book started by the late Cy O’Brien on his many trips with that travel organization. General requirement: This manuscript now needs a writer with the passion of Cy O’ Brien to pull it all together, and give Read more…
Each year the USMCCCA negotiates with a select number of hotels to obtain the best possible price for conducting its annual conference. There are several considerations: One, does the hotel adhere to the military per diem rate for that city and, two, is the per diem rate fair to non-active Read more…
Kudos to: MSgt. Joe Espinosa, Maj. Al Eskalis, MGySgt. Evans, MSgt. Chris Cox, Lt. Col. Matt Morgan, MSgt. Brenda Varnadore, GySgt. Angela Mink, the musicians from the Marine Forces Reserve Band, the color guard from the Marine Detachment, NAS, New Orleans. From the help received from outgoing Director of Information, Read more…