This gathering which was postponed last year, will include vital occupational field training and networking for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Communication Strategy and Operations and the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association. We will be bringing back the “shootout” where teams of Marine Communicators will compete to produce Read more…
Due to the rising spread of Covid in Florida, it has been determined by MCRC, COMMSTRAT and the USMCCCA, for the safety of all participants, that the training event be cancelled. It is unknown if it is postponed or if it is completely called off for 2021. When we know, Read more…
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After skipping a year due to the global pandemic, the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) announces the 2021 MCRD | COMMSTRAT | USMCCCA SYMPOSIUM to be held Aug. 22-28, 2021 at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando. This gathering which will adhere to all recommended Read more…
Marines, For our brothers and sisters on active duty, thank you for keeping our country safe in the face of a pandemic. For our fellow Marine veterans and supporters, thank you for your membership and understanding during these trying times and please accept our best wishes for you and your Read more…
The 2020 Board of Directors for the USMCCCA has hit the ground running, considering a myriad of topics to make our Association more in tune with our active duty component. Shortly after our first election in recent memory, the board met to get the new members oriented and new President Read more…
We’re going to Atlanta in August! For planning purposes, the USMCCCA, HQMC and MCRC are planning their Annual Professional Development Symposium to be held Aug.19-23 at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, in well…Atlanta. We expect around 150. There will be a staggering of events Read more…
The Donald L Dickson Memorial Award winner, Chris Whiting hugs Manny Pacheco while Keith Oliver looks on.
Professional Development and Training Symposium Wrap, Part II
New Association board member Sgt. Melodie Snarr, 22, was the youngest national officer confirmed at the annual business meeting held in conjunction with the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development and Training Symposium; and Foundation President and Korean War veteran Tom Kerr, 83, back for “one more ride,” is the most seasoned.
Snarr is joined on the Association Board by two fellow newcomers to the decision-making table: Active duty CWO-3 Paul Mancuso, currently stationed in Japan; and former Marine staff sergeant and multiple DPA recipient Jason Huffine, a highly-regarded crisis communications and organizational change consultant in civilian life.
Mark Fayloga and Shawn Rhodes during the seminar, Flourishing in a multi-platform environment.
Others, including Dan Clare, Mark Fayloga, James Chittenden, and Karen Holliday, have already put their hats in the ring for 2019.
As always, national elections will be held at the business meeting; site and specific dates are being finalized in coordination with HQMC’s Communication Directorate along with the Marine Corps Recruiting Command.
Nominations Chair Christine Whiting (who is retiring from her 15-year tenure as national secretary) is actively seeking candidates for every office, including president and vice-president, as both Keith Oliver’s and Shawn Rhodes’ terms expire at the end of the current Association year.
First ever, after symposium “HOT WASH” hosted by HQMC and attended by leadership from both the USMCCCA and the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) to access strengths, weakness and overall effectiveness in the event.
From the Cherry Point bus tour to the first-ever “conference hot wash” hosted by HQMC and attended by leadership from both the CCs and the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC), the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development and Training Symposium threw everything but the kitchen sink at the four-day affair.
The post-op huddle on Thursday morning was chaired by Master Sgt. Jeremy Vought with major input from Immediate Past President Manny Pacheco and current VP Shawn Rhodes. The scrub included the MCRC’s Gunnery Sgt. Justin Kronenberg and Steve Cushman and a handful of our newer CCs representing the NCO and junior officer ranks: Cpl. Bryann Whitley, recently-separated Matthew Callahan, Chief Warrant Officer-1 Bobby Yarbrough and lst Lt. Bryan McDonnell.
“We’re seeking input from all hands to make next year’s event even better,” said National President Keith Oliver. “Our leadership team was not afraid to try some new wrinkles, and we will keep working with ‘the white board’ in welcoming fresh ideas moving forward.