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This year’s USMCCCA conference will mark the 20th anniversary of a past CC event that almost never happened. The cover of the Conference Journal reads “Jacksonville, FL September 15-19, 1999.” But Hurricane Floyd made an unscheduled visit to the Florida city Sept. 15 causing CCs on their way to Jacksonville to do an abrupt about face. Conference Chair Jack Paxton and a team of dedicated CCs were determined to put Humpty Dumpy together again. There was a conference in 1999,

National Chaplain Frank Wiley alerts us that CC stalwart and former board member Bob Mergle 's brother, Frank, is in serious condition in a Buffalo, New York hospital. Prayers and strong good thoughts solicited...

CC baseball fans may not get THIS version of the National Anthem when the Atlanta Braves host the Miami Marlins August 21st, in conjunction with the 2019 Professional Training Symposium. But there WILL be a rousing playing of the National Anthem - and there WILL be beer and hot dogs! Click here for $4 tickets! .

Things are shaping up for our annual event in Atlanta next month. (It's time to make reservations, if you haven't already). A schedule of events is being firmed up and you can download it here . Other links for those attending the 2019 USMCCCA COMMSTRAT TRAINING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT Schedule of events as of July 22, 2019 Hotel Reservation rate $152 per night (expires 7/29/19 or when group block is sold out) USMCCCA Registration $150 Awards Banquet Reservation $

Lucian Read , the civilian combat photographer who captured the iconic Iraqi War image “Hell House” of then-First Sgt. Brad Kasal being helped out of battle-scarred building by two of his men, is scheduled to receive the Robert L. Denig, Sr. Memorial Distinguished Service Award in Atlanta at the USMCCCA Annual Awards Banquet on August 22. The image, already the subject of statues and paintings, also adorns the cover of Lucian’s soon to be released book, All of Which I Saw:

By Pfc. Triton Lai MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (July 10, 2019) – Kintai magazine was awarded the 2018 Visual Information and Excellence in Communication first place Printed Publication Award from the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 21, 2019. Yukie Wada , an editorial desktop publishing specialist and the Kintai editor with Communication Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT) at MCAS Iwakun

For the first time in years, we will actually have an election. It's exciting to have new blood, new ideas on the board. The absentee ballots were mailed today, so please complete and return your vote if you do not plan to attend the business meeting in Atlanta during the 2019 USMCCCA Professional Development & Training Symposium, Aug.19-23. If you are an affiliate or honorary member you will not receive a ballot and cannot vote as per our bylaws . All absentee votes will b

Editors note: The following candidates are running unopposed and will be elected at the annual business meeting, Aug. 19-23 in Atlanta, after slate is approved by voting members . As the daughter of a retired USMC master sergeant, Annita Best doesn’t recall a life outside of the Marine Corps. Born at Camp Pendleton, CA, she moved to the Midwest with her family upon her dad’s retirement and attended Culver Stockton College, receiving degrees in English and Journalism. Aft

Editors note: The following candidates are running unopposed and will be elected at the annual business meeting, Aug. 19-23 in Atlanta, after slate is approved by voting members . Chris Whiting is currently serving her twentieth term as the USMCCCA Secretary. She retired from active duty in 1999 as a gunnery sergeant. During her 20-year Marine Corps career, she held various Public Affairs billets such as photojournalist, editor, press chief, community relations chief

Editors note: The following candidates are running unopposed and will be elected at the annual business meeting, Aug. 19-23 in Atlanta, after slate is approved by voting members. After serving as a combat correspondent, Shawn Rhodes became an international expert in creating high-performing organizations. He's a Tampa-based TEDx speaker and his work studying teams in more than two dozen countries has been published in news outlets including TIME, CNN, NBC, Forbes, the W