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Defense Media Activity, (Synchronization Center), is looking for a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist , GS-1035-15. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-14-1097859-B) opens on Friday, April 18, 2014 and closes on Monday, May 5, 2014. This announcement is open to All US Citizens and Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles). For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following website: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/367708400

Members are reminded that the deadline for nominations for officers and directors of the Association  must be made to CCHQ by May 15 . We will elect all officers and three directors at the Oceanside Business Meeting in September.  The officers will serve for a one year period; directors, two year terms. While not an absolute requirement, interested applicants should be willing to attend the annual conference, board and business meetings each year of their term of office.  P

Combat Correspondent GySgt Angela Mink is retiring April 25th, 2014 at 1500 in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. In this archive photo, then Staff Sgt. Angela Mink, performed the National Anthem prior to President Barack Obama's address to Camp Lejeune troops, in 2009. (Photo by Ena Sellers, The Globe)

General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps, passed away on April 3, 2014. He was honored in a Military Tribute at The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., April 12th. Funeral and burial services will be held at the First United Methodist Church and Greenhill Cemetery , both in Waynesville, NC, at 1400, Saturday, 19 April 2014. LtCol Jim Diehl , US Marines (ret), recounts his experience at the tribute. Diehl is a loyal f

Okay Northern golfers.  If you are tired of the constant freezing weather and daily snow falls, this is your chance to come to a warmer clime, get warm and help our Foundation help the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund as well as our Foundation scholarship fund. As this is being written, it is 82 degrees in sunny Central Florida and is likely to stay that way through May 9, the date of the 10th version of our annual event, at the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club in Davenport, Fl.  Ce

Public Affairs Specialist GS-1035-13 Office of Communication Washington Office The Washington Office is advertising Forest Service-wide for two Public Affairs Specialists in the Office of Communication.  The vacancy announcement will open shortly in USAJobs. These full-time positions, located in the Nation’s capital, are expected to be open to current permanent Forest Service employees with competitive status. Positions are also open to reinstatement eligibles, persons with

Colonel Jeremy Martin, commandant of the Defense Information School was featured in an article, titled "PAOs adapt to the digital age" by Martin Matishak, the Marine Corps Times , March 31, 2014.

National CC President Bill Hauptfleisch , along with life members Keith Oliver and Bob Jordan , personally welcomed six newly-minted public affairs leaders into the USMCCCA just prior to graduation ceremonies in the Public Affairs Leadership Department on March 14. Guest speaker for the event was retired Maj. Pat Gibbons , now posted as chief communications officer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. A former Marine staff sergeant and University of

Jack Paxton , writing under the name " ," will periodically contribute to a new blog, (MCA&F)   developed by the Marine Corps Association . His posts will depict his personal experiences as a 22-year Marine with some history pieces, as well. Read his first post, "An Old Gunny Remembers" ... The Swagger Stick . Feel free to visit and comment.

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