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There are 7 months and 6 days until the next Conference at the Mission Valley Crowne Plaza in San Diego, Sept. 10-14, 2012. Rooms can be reserved at the rate of $133 per night. Call 888-233-9527 and ask for the USMCCCA Annual Conference Rate or click here to make a reservation.

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Bryan Salas to retire

Col. Bryan F. Salas, retiring
Col. Bryan F. Salas, former Director of Information at HQMC, will formally retire from the Corps on January 19 during ceremonies at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes.  Col. Salas became Director of Information in 2009, shortly after his promotion to colonel. 
During his three years in that position he became a very [...]

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DVIDS honors Thibodeau

Sgt Pete Thibodeau
CC Sgt Pete Thibodeau was chosen as DVIDS Journalist of the Month for November 2011 for his documentation of the training conducted between U.S. Marines and Australian troops during Exercise Semper Fast 2011.
Thibodeau  also received  the 2010 William T. Perkins Combat Cameraman of the Year award at the Reno [...]

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Combat Camera in the Field: Nov-Dec 2011

USMC photo by LCpl. Armando Mendoza
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob D. Marler with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, walks with a disabled Afghan boy during a security patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan Nov. 15, 2011. Marines conducted security patrols to help maintain the security in the surrounding areas.
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Reception for injured combat cameraman Dec. 30

LCpl Jorge Ortiz was wounded in action in Afghanistan.
For those of you in the Quantico Area on Dec. 30, there will be a reception for injured combat cameraman LCpl Jorge Ortiz from 1000 to 1130 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Ortiz, a triple amputee, was taking pictures of a captured weapons cache [...]

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Combat Correspondent in the field

New Gesture in an Old Country – LCpl. Dominic Evola, a 29-year-old rifleman with Jump Platoon, H&S Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Medford, N.J., greets an Afghan boy by “pounding fists” while traveling to a local residence for a shura Nov. 22. The photo appeared in a recent issue of Marine Corps Times [...]

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New DivPA Director visits Washington Post

WASHINGTON D.C. – Col. Paul J. Kennedy, Director of Marine Corps Public Affairs, recently visited the Washington Post for a tour and to observe a meeting of the news editors.  During this meeting, editors discussed the news of the day and decisions were made regarding the placement of articles, graphics, and photos for the Website [...]

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Combat Camera in the Field

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) pay respects to Cpl. Lucas Pyeatt at a memorial ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2011. Pyeatt, a team leader and linguist with Charlie Company, was killed in action Feb. 5, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Ross/Released)
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Combat Correspondent in the field

CC Sgt Mark Fayloga, a multiple Merit award winner sent us the following: “…LCpl. Jacob Lagoze is doing an incredible job in Afghanistan. His newest piece has been very well-recieved on our social media [...]

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Videos produced at Conference

People have been asking to view the video projects created by the teams at the 2011 Conference in New Orleans. Thanks to MSgt. Demetrio J. Espinosa at Division of Public Affairs, HQMC we can share them here. (These are on YouTube, so if your company blocks these, you may not see them.) The top two [...]

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Lodder: DVIDS Journalist of the Month

Cpl Reese Lodder
Cpl Reese Lodder was named DVIDS Journalist of the Month for September 2011.
His photos of U.S. Marines training for an upcoming deployment made Cpl. Reece Lodder stand out as a top of journalist in September and ultimately resulted in him being selected as the DVIDS Journalist of the Month for September. Lodder previously [...]

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DINFOS warrior of the quarter

Sgt. Joseph DiGirolamo
Sgt. Joseph DiGirolamo was selected as the Defense Information School’s (DINFOS) Warrior of the Quarter, 1st Quarter board. DiGirolamo will represent DINFOS during Fort Meade’s Ultima Warrior of the [...]

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Explanation of Registration Fees

Each year the USMCCCA negotiates with a select number of hotels to obtain the best possible price for conducting its annual conference. There are several considerations: One, does the hotel adhere to the military per diem rate for that city and, two, is the per diem rate fair to non-active duty members, including retirees. In [...]

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Lose your receipt for the conference?

If you paid by PayPal send the name you registered under to kate@usmccca.org. If you paid by cash or credit card you will need to wait until our executive director, Jack Paxton returns from a WELL DESERVED vacation in mid-October or find out if your command will accept an email signed by Jack Paxton stating that you [...]

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Mankin to receive award at gala

Dr. Miller, Dr. Crisera and Cpl Aaron Mankin. Mankin was Operation Mend's first patient in August 2007. He is currently living in Texas and has two beautiful children. On May 11th, 2005, he was wounded when the 26-ton amphibious assault vehicle he was traveling in rolled over an improvised explosive device and was propelled 10 [...]

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Graduation for chapter president

SGT MIGUEL CARRASCO, president of the USMCCCA’s Maryland Chapter, got another DINFOS credential under his belt. The broadcasting instructor graduated Aug. 25 from the Joint Intermediate Public Affairs Specialist Course.  He is shown receiving his diploma from Defense Information School Provost, Mike Gannon.  (Larry Simmons [...]

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