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Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parrish, deployed aboard USS BOXER with the 11th MEU, snagged a silhouetted Osprey image in the Philippine Sea last month. The aircraft is part of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 inventory.

One of Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniels' photos last month caught 1st Battalion, 1st Marines trudging through a simulated chemical attack at Camp Pendelton.

Cpl Matthew Teutsh grabbed a nice Osprey shot while steaming with the 11th MEU in the Eastern Pacific. The bird belongs to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163. Teutsh's work represents just some of the imagery featured on www.usmc.mil .

As one of the nation’s premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. We depend on the many generous contributions of time, blood, and money from the American public to support our lifesaving services and programs. At the Red Cross, there is no such thing as a small disaster. In every single case it is the Red Cross’ missio

First lieutenant James Mercure is requesting your personal stories from combat within the legacy 43XX, 46XX Occ field to help train our Marines (and future Marines) for combat and as a forcing function/evidence for an additional formal combat training requirement for Marines in the 45XX field before a deployment. Questionnaire is here. In the legacy 43XX, 46XX MOSs, there was often a significant disparity between training before a deployment and the expectations of the Mari

Dale Cook, President of the USMCCCA, Joe Rosenthal Chapter, died at his home in Brentwood, Calif., February 29, 2019, at the age of 92. Cook is well known across Northern California for his seemingly tireless commitment to veterans' causes and his pride in being a United States Marine. He was one of the few surviving Marines who invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, 74 years ago.

We want to congratulate our Marines for placing in the inaugural Military Visual Awards (MVA) , an independent photography competition for military photographers. It is not affiliated with the Department of Defense. They are: Sgt Holly Pernel (II MEF) won 2nd place News photo category. Cpl Danny Gonzalez (13th MEU) won 2nd place and honorable mention in Sports Photo category. MSgt Clinton Firstbrook (II MEF) won Honorable Mention in the Feature photo category. The MVA i

We're going to Atlanta in August! For planning purposes, the USMCCCA, HQMC and MCRC are planning their Annual Professional Development Symposium to be held Aug.19-23 at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, in well…Atlanta. We expect around 150. There will be a staggering of events with Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) starting early and HQMC occfield trainng beginning later. The Visual Information and Excellence (VIEC) Awards Ceremony will be on Th

The Los Angeles Chapter reports with deep sadness LA Chapter chaplain,  Harold Nebenzal , died Feb. 14. His daughter, Deborah Corday invites all to join for: A Celebration of A Life Well Lived IN LOVING MEMORY of my father HAROLD NEBENZAL March 31, 1922 - February 14, 2019 Please join us in celebrating his life on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 at 2pm Mt. Sinai Memorial Park 5950 Forest Lawn Dr Los Angeles, CA 90068 United States We will be gathering immediately after the s

Combat photographer Dalton S. Swanbeck, 11th MEU scored a most unusual trifecta this month: His imagery adorned the February covers of Leatherneck , the Marine Corps Gazette and Proceedings . BRAVO ZULU, Marine! (Covers reprinted with permission of the Marine Corps Association and the U.S. Naval Institute, respectively).