Ninety-six members, their guests and active duty Marine CCs and Combat Camera Marines heard one of the best tributes to our occupational fields ever given by a serving flag officer when Brig. Gen. James W. “Chip” Bierman addressed our annual banquet on Wednesday evening, September 10. While giving an overview Read more…
WEB MANAGERS NOTE: Apologies to those still waiting… A photo gallery of the conference will be coming but I am traveling and attending a two-week training course until Sept. 26. In my rare spare moments, I am editing, culling and captioning some 495 images from the conference…so just stand by. Read more…
For more photos, please visit our Facebook Album
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.
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.
Register for the 2014 Conference here You may register here or by contacting CCHQ at usmcca@cfl.rr.com. Registration closes on Friday, August 29. You should complete your hotel reservations (there is a link below) as soon as possible to guarantee a room at the conference price. We are currently negotiating with various activities in and around Read more…
Members are reminded that the deadline for nominations for officers and directors of the Association must be made to CCHQ by May 15. We will elect all officers and three directors at the Oceanside Business Meeting in September. The officers will serve for a one year period; directors, two year Read more…
Following lengthy deliberations with the Los Angeles Chapter, your Board of Directors has unanimously voted to hold our 2014 Annual Conference September 8-11 at the Holiday Inn-Marina, Oceanside, Calif. Conference Chair Bob Long, also President of the LA Chapter, had been working for months with a national committee of President Read more…
For the members and old timers attending the 2012 Annual Conference at San Diego’s Crowne Plaza Hotel it was like a visit back in time before Marine active duty involvement. While the fact the Marines had to execute a pull-out due to budgetary considerations is now history, suffice it to say, Read more…