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If your name is listed below, you get a free meal at our annual Conference & Training Symposium, Aug. 21-24, 2017 in San Diego. (That's a $50 value) Plus you will receive recognition and a certificate. Please ask your commands if you can attend. Uniform is Dress Blues. Contact Jack Paxton, executive director at 352-748-4698 or email: usmccca@cfl.rr.com. Cpl. Aaron Henson MCAS-I Second Training Documentation Cpl. Aaron Patterson MCBH First Feature Photo Cpl. Amaia Unanue III-

The USMCCCA Board of Directors has announced that Maximilian Uriarte , AKA Terminal Lance, is the 2017 Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Service Award winner. If the name does not immediately come to you, we would bet a year’s membership he is known by thousands of Marines who saw similar actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.  He caught our attention several years ago with his weekly strip in Marine Corps Times .  When his book, The White Donkey, Terminal Lan

The USMCCCA annually gives a cash stipend, handsome plaque, certificate and a year’s free membership to the first place winners in our annual competition.  Second and honorable mention receive certificates and a year’s free membership as well. The icing on the cake is when you show up at our annual Conference and Training Symposium Awards Banquet to collect your award – your meal is free as well! We know your budget’s are tight but, if you can make it to Fredericksburg, VA

Former Merit award winner James Shea , who is now Defense Media Activity Air Force Production Directorate, has earned an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter for SPORTS-NEWS FEATURE for his story about a World Class Cyclist for Airman Magazine . Here is the award winning video: https://youtu.be/zUEojyBN3Ig

Here are the winners of the 2015-16 Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) awards. The following Marines and commands were selected to receive VIEC awards for professional excellence in communication and will be recognized at the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association’s 75 th Anniversary Conference & Training Symposium. It will be held at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House , Fredericksburg, Va.,  Aug. 22-26, 2016. The

Note: The Thomas Jefferson Awards award, 1st, 2rd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention. USMCCCA only recognizes the top three places. Click on the (YouTube) links to see the winning work of photo, multimedia , broadcasting and audio categories: Here is the list of  the   2015 Visual Information and Excellence  in Communication (VIEC) Award Winners as published in the MARADMIN: Print Categories: Cat. A– Civilian Enterprise News Publication 1st | MCB Camp Lejeune 2nd | MCLB Albany C

Story by Cpl. Francisco Martinez Marine Corps Recruiting Command QUANTICO, Va. - The commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) honored the fiscal year 2014 Marketing and Public Affairs (MPA) Marine of the Year here, Jan. 29, for consistently going above the call of duty and displaying exceptional work ethic in all of his responsibilities. Sergeant Reece E. Lodder , MPA of Recruiting Station Seattle, was recognized as the nation’s MPA of the Year and was a

Gene Smith's citation: Gene Smith is a Vietnam-era Combat Correspondent who parlayed his love of golf into the position of Tournament Director of the PGA Champions Tour .  Through it all he never forgot his Marine beginnings and today is largely responsible for the success of our USMCCCA Foundation. His golf contacts have enabled him to secure equipment donations for auctions at the annual USMCCCA Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament enabling the Chapter to make si

Each year, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation presents a series of awards to both Marines and civilian community members, recognizing their exemplary work in advancing and preserving Marine Corps history. The awards were presented during a special ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps April 26, 2014. Anyone look familiar?

Maj Robert T. Jordan wins the Col Robert D. Heinl Jr. Award for his October 2013 Leatherneck article "Urgent Fury - Grenada 30 years later". Each year, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation awards this honor “…for distinguished feature writing by an individual dealing with U.S. Marine Corps history or Marine Corps life, giving prime consideration for high literary quality and originality.” Jordan will recieve this award at the Foundation’s annual Awards Ceremony/dinner on Ap

CWO4 Randy Gaddo is winner of the General Roy S. Geiger Award , presented by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for his January 2013 Leatherneck  article “Living Their History: VMFAT-501 Marines Document F-35B Flying and Maintenance Experiences". The General Roy S. Geiger Award was established by Colonel G.F. Robert Hanke, USMCR , in memory of his father, Wing Commander Ralph Hanke, Royal Air Force. It is named for General Geiger, the fifth designated naval aviator in Ma

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is accepting nominations for its Annual Awards program until January 8, 2014. Each year the annual awards program honors Marines and civilians alike, who have produced outstanding work portraying an aspect of the Marine Corps’ 238 years of traditions, culture and service. The Foundation encourages reporters, writers, photographers, film makers and other artists to submit their own works. Others may nominate someone else’s work they believe

New Life Member Sgt. Albert Carls, ComCam, 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune proudly shows his USMCCCA Life Membership card.  Carls, who was wounded in Afghanistan, was awarded the Life Membership based on his receipt of the Purple Heart Medal.  He is also the winner of the 2012 Sgt. William T. Perkins Combat Cameraman of the Year award.

Foundation to Recognize Innovative Writing, Photography, and Other Artistic Work Preserving Marine Corps History, Traditions, Culture and Service Dumfries, Va. (October 3, 2013) – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is now accepting nominations for its Annual Awards program. Each year the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation presents awards honoring individuals whose outstanding, creative work preserves or highlights an aspect of Marine Corps history, traditions, culture or se

1ST MCD  4TH MCD 6th MCD  Sgt. Chadwick deBree has exemplified the role of the marketing and public affairs Marine during his tenure at Recruiting Station New Jersey.  Dedicated to serving the recruiter on the street, Sgt. deBree has consistently and diligently interacted with the community, built an outstanding public service announcement program and maintained the highest standards of personal and professional conduct as a sergeant of Marines. Sgt. deBree earned more than

Colonel Sara “Sally” J. Pritchett of Springfield, VA, received the Abigail Allen Award for Service to Women during the 124th Annual Alumni Association Awards Picnic earlier this month. The award is given to honor an Alfred alumnus/a in recognition of distinctive career achievement, community service, or avocational pursuits that have improved the quality of women’s lives. A member of the lfred University 1962 graduating class, Pritchett was nominated by Kerry Kautzman, prof

Tom Bartlett Award:   Cpl. Tyler W. Hill, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera, Twentynine Palms, CA.  One of his photographs was used for the September 2008 Leatherneck magazine cover. Lou Lowery Award:    Sgt. Justin Park, Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans.  Best Magazine Photo Published in August 2008 issue. Ronald D. Lyons Award:   LCpl. Casey J. Jones, PAO, Second Marine Division.  Best story/feature: “Ambush Alley” published in August 2008 issue.

Several awards will be given to military videographers who best capture the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform through videos uploaded to GreatAmericans.com. WHO:     Sponsored by Great Americans.com and the GI Film Festival WHERE:    The GI Film Festival is the premier awards venue for independent filmmakers involved in the creation of films that celebrate the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces engaged in the worldwide struggle for liberty. This

Liz Murray, from the Pentagon TV channel and Dave Hugel, former Marine CC, served as judges for the broadcast (radio and television) segment. Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Vought of Marines TV The review and analysis, sometimes involving spirited debate, consumed about 32 hours in four separate sessions over a two-day period. When it ended on March 6, the 12 judges, meeting in Washington , D.C. , had selected the best from nearly 1,000 entries in this year’s USMCCCA and the Marine Cor

ATTENTION MARINE COMBAT ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS! The U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association shall render Merit Awards in the categories of Combat Art and Illustration at the 68th Annual USMCCCA Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hampton, Va.  on Thursday night Sept. 17.  First and Second Place Awards and an Honorable Mention in both categories shall be recognized.  Traditionally, award recipients travel to the conference on command-funded orders to perso