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Past National President Keith Oliver’s book, Command Attention, will be out in time for the CC Conference in Hampton, according his publisher, the U.S. Naval Institute (www.usni.org).  The tome, with a foreword by Denig Award Winner Joe Galloway, deals with all aspects of telling the Marine Corps story, including hefty Read more…

Good news from Maryland:  CC stalwart, retired Col. Tom Fields is back home following some rehab time from a stroke.  The one-time DirPA and OIC of the Press Center at Da Nang, Tom expressed thanks for the good wishes from his CC teammates.   PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE FROM LATEST DIRECTORY: Read more…

Pperhaps for the first time, a public affairs officer will be a battalion executive officer at the Corps’ storied boot camp at Parris Island.  Mustang Maj. James Jarvis checked out of MCAS Beaufort and reports this week to the Recruit Training Regiment’s 3rd Battalion. –Keith Oliver

Ever wanted a career in the film industry? GI Pictures is the first-ever program for military members to access film and media opportunities. It’s a way for active armed forces members, veterans, and dependents to participate in writing, producing, directing, acting, and crewing on professional movies, television and web series.  This Read more…

Candidate Biographical Information

Fred Curtis Lash, APR:  Candidate for President – 2009-2010
In April 1983, I was the director of the Public Affairs Bureau—Beirut, assigned to the 22nd MAU.  I had a team of one other officer and eight enlisted Marine photojournalists and we were stationed at the airport.  I made fairly frequent trips to the Embassy, usually paying calls on John Reid, the Embassy PAO.  When the explosion rocked the Embassy on April 18th we had just finished a press conference at the airport.  When we ascertained what had occurred, I dispatched four of my Marines to head to the Embassy and begin documenting the incident and its aftermath.  That team ended up staying in the city (at the Commodore Hotel) for several days.  We also assisted the State Department when Secretary of (more…)

Col. Wallace M. Nelson, founder of Combat Camer for the USMC.

by Norm Hatch, Major USMCR (Ret)

An exemplary Marine officer, Col. Wallace M. Nelson who served for 30 years with honor, passed away recently at age 97. His military service will be well defined in other journals but there is one thing that he accomplished that will outlast all of his awards and those of his contemporaries also!  He was the originator of the first Marine Corps Photographic Services in Quantico in 1941! Following is that story.

In 1940 Captain Wally Nelson was stationed in San Diego with the 2nd Bn 15th Marines, an AA unit. During training with 90 mm guns he was impressed with the theodolite motion picture cameras that documented the accuracy of fire on target sleeves. This led him to think about the application of motion pictures to military training films and he took time to visit Disney Studios and Technicolor in Hollywood to further this interest.

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Medill’s Washington Program is looking for a researcher to help develop projects on national security and new audiences for important policy news. The position is a contract position. It begins immediately and will last approximately 10-12 weeks. It is based in Medill’s Washington Program, 1325 G St NW, Washington. Hours Read more…

The nation’s two largest home improvement stores, Lowe’s and Home Depot, are again offering a 10-percent military discount for Memorial Day, starting Thursday. Active-duty personnel, National Guard and reserve members, retirees, honorably discharged veterans and immediate family members of all those groups are eligible. Customers who request the discount should Read more…

The Telegraph, a McClatchy newspaper located in Macon, Ga., has an opening for a reporter to write about military issues and to cover Robins Air Force Base, the largest industrial employer in Middle Georgia with more than 20,000 military and civilian employees. Candidates with proven experience covering the military are Read more…