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II Marine Expeditionary Force Story by Master Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook Shadows conceal a squad of security forces as they quietly advance down a trash-riddled alley toward their objective. Gunnery Sgt. Leon Branchaud sends distinct hand signals to his team then relays muffled instructions through his headset. "Coming up on the objective now. Lucky, call in Cleric for helo support once we secure the building. BREACH!" Chaos erupts as his team crashes through a wooden door,

Robert "Bob" Lee Bowen passed away on November 25, 2020, after a long struggle with COPD. He was born January 12, 1941 in Huntington, W. VA. He enlisted in 1960 and served tours at Quantico, the Armed Forces Radio and Television Station on Okinawa and Leatherneck Magazine . While at Leatherneck, he served three tours as a combat correspondent in Vietnam. He was selected to attend a special graduate-level, two-semester program (1967-68) in photojournalism at Syracuse Univers

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Master Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook displays the names of USMCCCA members who have passed away this year for the Disabled American Veterans 5K on Nov. 10, 2020. The names are Steve Stibbens, Tom "Ace" Peters, James "Red" Carpenter, Henry "Hank" Stackpole, Richard Bugda, Ron Keene, Herb Richardson, Jr, Leo Fitzpatrick. (Photos by Kara Firstbrook)

Michael Birmingham sent us a job posting for a Photojournalist-Writer-GS-9 : The basic mandatory requirement is this: "Bachelor's degree in journalism, or four years of photojournalism experience, which may consist of any combination of job relevant post-secondary education including accredited college, technical training, military service and practical experience." I wrote this vacancy specifically to cast the widest net for young men and women who may be completing a fi

Lieutenant General Anthony Lukeman , USMC (Ret), 87, of Gainesville, VA died November 11, 2020. He was born March 24,1933 in Jamaica, NY to the late Gerald Lukeman and Marjorie Rice Lukeman. He was the former executive director of the Marine Corps Association (MCA) from December 1988 to August 1998. The MCA publishes The Gazette and Leatherneck Magazine of the Marines . From the MCA website : ..."LtGen Lukeman computerized the MCA and kept the business side going, but he

The United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association would like to welcome twenty new members to our organization. The following people were given a complimentary membership into the USMCCCA as a well-earned benefit for placing first in the 2020 Visual Information in Excellence (VIEC) Awards (for work completed in 2019). They are: LCpl Shane Beaubien, Sgt Cristian Bestul, Cpl Stephen Campbell, Sgt Antonio Campbell, Sgt David Delgadillo, Sgt Adam Dublinske, LCpl

Bob Bowen writes: The retired ranks of the Marine Corps and the combat correspondents have lost a fighter. GySgt Steve Stibbens hung up his award-winning camera on Sept 19. His heart gave out on him after 83 years. Steve was the first Marine Combat Correspondent to cover the Vietnam War. He was assigned to the Pacific Stars & Stripes then. The daily serviceman’s newspaper began carrying Steve’s bylined reports from Vietnam in 1963. Col Donald Dickson , Editor-Publisher of

Tom Graves , the Joe Rosenthal Chapter historian sent us a link to 75 images honoring our Marine Corps members past and present for their service and victories in Korea, including the historic Inchon Landing. Jack Paxton , our former executive director also served in Korea. Go here to view images .

Military Veterans in Journalism is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Washington Post.

Our National President, Dan Clare , DAV Chief Communications and Outreach Officer informs us: DAV is currently searching for a highly motivated and creative individual to join our team as an Associate National Communications Director. DAV offers a very competitive benefit package that includes a very generous paid time off (PTO) plan, paid federal holidays, medical and dental insurance, paternal leave, 401(k) matching, and tuition reimbursement. Job Summary: This positio