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This has been an incredible year of first-time accomplishments for Marines in the communication field.  First, Sgt Matthew Callahan shocked the community by securing both the DoD Videographer and Photographer of the year titles and on Saturday June 23 rd another Marine team had a historic first. Master Gunnery Sergeant Chad McMeen , Sergeant Annika Moody and Mr. Grant Stolz from the Defense Media Activity’s Marine production team walked the red carpet to receive an Emm

Please join me in congratulating CC Col. Annita Lane Best on her retirement this week following 30 years of service. Elsewhere on FB news pages her ceremony at Camp Lejeune is pictured. Anita is a long-time member and strong supporter of the USMCCCA. We wish her well in retirement.

10 November 2014 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS In his birthday greeting 70 years ago, General Alexander Vandegrift, our 18th Commandant, noted that, “A birthday is a fitting time to peer backward – and forward.” That year, Marines reflected on an extraordinary year in combat during their amphibious drive across the Pacific. Despite the challenges and the horrific conditions, Marines prevailed at Guam, Saipan, and Peleliu. On 10 November 1944, Marines look

Hard-charging CC, Staff Sgt. Brian Tuthill , an instructor in DINFOS' Public Affairs Department , earned the highest grade point average of Career Course Class 4-14 at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy Quantico, Va. The Santee, Calif. native graduated on June 11 and was also placed on the Enlisted Professional Military Education Director's Honor Roll

The poem below was written by Marine Corps DINFOS Visual Information instructor SSgt Joshua M. Souza in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King. It earned 1st Place among all the students, faculty and staff who entered the contest. Souza and the top three poets narrated their poems in the DINFOS Hall of Heroes today at noon. DINFOS Commandant Col. Jeremy Martin, U.S. Army, praised the offerings as some of the finest Memorials to Dr. King that he has ever witnessed. Remembe

United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association lifetime member, Reinhild "Ms. Jacki" Huneycutt , was recognized for her 43 years of service at a surprise retirement party at Sywanyk's Scarlet & Gold Traditions in Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 12. Marines with the public affairs offices aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point came together with family, friends, retirees and members of the co

Cpl. Matthew Callahan currently attending the Basic Public Affairs Specialist Course at DINFOS will likely be interviewed Nov. 29 for a segment on the nationally broadcast FOX and Friends morning show.  Callahan is a former infantryman/wounded warrior-turned-photojournalist.  He uses his Instagram photo blog " bridgingthegap_ " to show the boots-on-the-ground view of the military.  They will likely show some of his photos during the interview.

Jennie Piccoli , center, pins the colonel's insignia on her husband, Col. Francis Piccoli , during a promotion ceremony Friday (Aug. 2), at Cafe Giovanni in the French Quarter. Piccoli is director of public affairs for Marine Forces Reserve, whose headquarters is in Algiers. Their younger son, Anthony, is in the background. To the right is Col. Patrick Hermesmann , chief of staff at the Marine Corps Reserve, who conducted the ceremony. The Piccolis live in Mandeville. As a p

Story by Lance Cpl. Jackeline Perez Rivera Via DVIDS CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - A well-known Marine reservist, who works in a civilian capacity aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, was awarded a National Image Award in Los Angeles last week. Since 1971, National Image , a nonprofit organization, advocated for Hispanics and helped provide opportunities for leadership development through conferences and other means.   Every year the group honors two service members from each bran

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Mike McClung father of Major Megan M. McClung who died in Iraq, Dec. 6, 2006, was part of an interview with Jim Miklaszewsk, NBC World News tonight on the idea of women in combat.

Hello CCs: I am participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Did you know that every three minutes, another woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer? I didn't, and I was shocked to learn how prevalent this horrible disease has become in this country. I am eager to get started with my fundraising and I need your support! I have pledged to raise money for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer as part of my participation in the walk. Your contribution will help

Combat Correspondent Aaron Mankin is named as one of People Magazine's 2010 Heroes of the Year in the Nov. 8 issue of People magazine on the newsstands now. Mankin, a Marine journalist was seriously injured when the assault vehicle he was riding it was destroyed by an improvised explosive device (IED). 16 Marines were thrown from the vehicle. Six were killed instantly and Cpl. Mankin nearly made unlucky number seven. His entire body had been horribly burned. This young ma

The following Commands and Marines have been selected by HQMC DIVPA to receive merit awards for professional excellence in print and broadcast journalism. The first-place recipient in all Broadcast categories and print categories a throughout will represent The Marine Corps in the 2009 DOD-wide Thomas Jefferson awards Program. Print Winners Metro Format Newspaper First: Camp Lejeune Globe Second: Yuma Desert Warrior Honorable Mention: Camp Pendleton Scout Honorable Mention: H

So it's been a little over a year since we re-launched the website for the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association. During that time we have published 347 stories, created 64 pages, and had 94 comments. The chart above tells you how many visitors we've had per month. Special thanks to ALL our contributors, in particular Jack Paxton, Keith Oliver, Chuck Beveridge, Don O'Neal, Tom Kerr, Don Knight, Chas Henry, Bob Stanley, Red Carpenter  and Sgt Jennifer Br

by Joe Kirby Marietta Daily Journal Columnist Marietta, Ga. is the final resting place of thousands of dead from the country's wars of the past 150 years, and the county also is home to a national park that preserves the scene of one of the Civil War's bloodier battles. Smyrna and Acworth have veterans' memorials. But Cobb's uniformed heroes of past and present - as well as their loved ones who have waited, watched and worried - will soon be honored with a singular, central a

Staff Sgt. Luis Agostini of Haverstraw, a combat correspondent for the Marines, recently was deployed to Afghanistan and has been writing about his experiences for The Journal News and LoHud.com. He was deployed in August 2004 to Anbar province in Iraq, where he covered the battle of Fallujah. Agostini graduated from North Rockland High School in 1999. He and Marine Sgt. Heidi E. Loredo were married Sept. 11. By SSgt Luis Agostini, LoHud.com Marines throughout Afghanistan spe

Deputy Director of Public Affairs (and CC), LtCol. Matt Mclaughlin , pinch hit for DirPa, Col. Bryan Salas at a special DINFOS session Oct. 23, 2009. Initiated by former school commandant, Navy Capt. Curry Graham , every 60-member Public Affairs Qualification Class meets in a lecture/Q&A setting with senior public affairs leadership from each of the armed forces. McLaughlin, a former infantry officer, reported to his current posting from U. S. Central Command Headquarters i

The Marine Corps encourages all those who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune before 1987 to register to receive notifications regarding Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water. Please encourage family or friends who were at Camp Lejeune during this period to also join the Notification Registry. The Department of the Navy is funding two independent research initiatives. The CDC Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is conducting a health study to determine if there

SSgt. Amy Forsythe, LtCol. Chris Hughes and GySgt. Matt Butler from the First Marine Expeditionary Force's Public Affairs Office at Camp Pendleton attended the Public Relations Society of America's Annual Awards event in New York City, June 4, 2009. The I MEF PAO team won second place in the Multicultural Communications category for the project they worked on while deployed to Iraq in 2008. "Tell It To The Iraqis" was a strategic communications outreach program designed to