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The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. (Photo by Benjamin Kristy)

Visit www.usajobs.com to apply for the Public Affairs Assistant position now open. This position serves in the Director’s office and reports to the Public Affairs Chief.  The announcement number is EA9-1035-07-K4306438-DE and is open from 14-28 Dec.

The website lists duties as:  The incumbent assists the Public Affairs Chief in achieving goals and objectives specified in the Museum’s Strategic Communications Plan, working in concert with the Museum’s partner organizations. Occasionally writes press releases and media alerts, and ensures their timely release. Assists with the identification, establishment, and maintenance of close and productive contacts with national and international media organizations.  Assists with the coordination and implementation of visitor cultivation events.

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CC Life Member Pat Brent, the Corps’  “foremost authority” on the pronunciation of Camp Lejeune (Lejern), checked in from Hawaii this week by telephone.  In addition to wanting an update on how the conference went at Hampton he wanted to showcase a piece on YouTube featuring the last surviving daughter Read more…

The Fourth issue of “Now Hear This” the official USMCCCA newsletter should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you DO NOT receive it, then you need to make sure CCHQ has your correct mailing address. You can MAKE SURE you get future newsletters by using the membership update form Read more…

Chas Henry writes: In San Diego on business last week, I visited the San Diego News Network, a growing online news organization, to see how the Naval Institute might provide them content in a market with lots of interest in military issues.  SDNN Managing Editor William Yelles told me he’s Read more…

Jarhead DJ/VJ ( Allen Moore) provided mobile video DJ services for the 2009 United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association at the Crown Plaza Marina Hotel, Hampton, Virginia. The video above shows the last night of the event as active duty, retired, and former public affairs Marines get together one Read more…

Happy Birthday Chuck! Chuck’s turning 84, and we’re planning a birthday bash. (For the few of you who don’t know, Chuck Beveridge is the USMCCCA art director and designs the Conference Journal and most of the ads in it, each year. He is ridiculously talented.) But, hey, it’s Chuck, so Read more…

Eddie Kafafian, a member of the Los Angeles chapter, was the 2009 World War II Grand Marshall at the Sixth Annual San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade.  The tradition was started in 2004. It was a great success as thousands of residents came out to pay tribute to America’s heroes—the Read more…

Members of the Central Florida Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association in front of the memorial.

The Central Florida Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association dedicated a plaque at the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park on November 9, 2009,  honoring the Division and its many achievements.

Chapter members purchased 58 bricks to make the memorial possible.  Above Jack Paxton, executive director of the USMCCCA and a chapter member, is shown with four of the bricks he purchased honoring his friend and mentor, Bob Morrisey; his golfing buddy, John Funk; his company gunnery sergeant from his days as a CC with the 1st Marine division in Korea, Stan Wawrsyniak, as well has his own personal brick.

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An article by Christine Cabalo of the Hawaii Marine mentions Jack Paxton: Cracking open the “Hawaii Marine” archives, a birthday present from the past emerges with stories of what times were like at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in 1959.  Fifty years ago, the 184th Marine Corps birthday base celebrations looked Read more…

Friends, FYI.  The text below describes a senior level contract job available in the office of the Navy Chief of Information.  Application details are available on the Alion Science and Technology Company web site.  Use keyword“public affairs,” then limit search to jobs in D. C. — Chas Henry  Senior Public Read more…