Active Duty

Sugar Ray Leonard poses with LtCol. Player following the Annual Fight Night fundraiser in the District of Columbia. Both Leonard and Ken Norton were on tap for the recent event.

CC LtCol. Riccoh Player holds one of the most unique jobs in the Marine Corps, that of a Legislative Fellow on Capitol Hill in Washington.  We asked him recently about the job and what made it interesting for him.

“I’ve been assigned to the Veterans Affairs Committee with specific duties on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.  My tasks include, but are not limited to, tracking the VA Claims backlog, answering constituent questions, concerns and complaints, and tracking and analyzing VA related media trends.  We also provide a sounding board for concerned citizens who provide advice and ideas.

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Check out our new and improved DINFOS Web site. This is one of several initiatives to “practice what we preach” at the schoolhouse.

Soon the schoolhouse will be physically expanded to accommodate 30 percent more students and resident instructors. But first, the Public Affairs Leadership Dept (PALD) must be relocated into trailers so current cubicle spaces may be converted into classrooms. It’s not just your grandfather’s DINFOS anymore. Old classes have been revised and updated and new classes added. The inaugural lessons on social media and strategic communication were launched as part of the Public Affairs Qualification Course just after the first of the year.

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The first issue of “In The Black,” produced by the Division of Public Affairs, intended to align understanding and communication on topical issues reflecting CMC’s communication priorities. The first issue focuses on readiness and reset in support of ACMC’s readiness testimony this week. “In The Black” will be distributed on Read more…

The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community is now online you can download it here Marines – January is here! Hit the ground running! Part of the end state in the Director’s Guidance “Share the Courage” discusses the PAO’s role on the staff. It says Read more…

Welcome to final edition of the NYC Public Affairs monthly report for 2009.  The material in this report provides information to Marines and friends of Marines in New York to help tell the Marine Corps story and create opportunities.  As always, we look forward to your input as well. We look forward to a productive 2010 and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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CC Russ Thurman writes: My publisher, FMG Publications, conducted a promotion in 2009, which offered new subscribers to GUNS Magazine a free one-year membership to the National Rifle Association. New subscribers, who already were NRA members, and others, were given the opportunity to donate the membership to active duty military Read more…

Don O’Neal, USMCCCA Foundation President reminds us that CC Bill Hendricks, now deceased, was one of the Toys for Tots program founders, and the program continues as a legacy to his memory… so do what you can.

I have sad and unfortunate news to pass. An icon of Combat Camera passed away last night. Ralph Anderson, Director of Combat Camera Quantico passed yesterday evening after suffering a heart attack. I’m sure that there were few that did not know Mr. Anderson, he was well liked and respected. Many of us had grown up under his tutelage and direction as young Marines. He will be missed. Details on the services will be passed along when we get word.  -Michele A. Kurland, Deputy Director, CVIC, MCB Quantico

(Note: We will publish more details as we get them… below is a story about Anderson published in the January 15, 2009, Quantico Sentry)

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The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community

The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community is now online you can download it here

Marines –
What a privilege it is to serve in our Corps at this historic time. The President’s announcement of his Afghanistan Strategy affects Marines across the Corps and has public affairs offices buzzing from coast to coast. The Chairman conducted a short-notice visit to the Carolina MAGTF, and our Marines did a good job hosting him and challenging him with great questions.

Good work keeping our communications coordinated and timely during this frenetic period. Continue to serve well our many audiences: the general public, Marines and their families, and our senior leaders. Continue to keep the information flowing with updates, and call if you need clarification on an issue.

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