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First Place Checks and Plaques Awaiting
If you are a first place winner in the 2012-13 merit awards competition and HAVE NOT received your plaque or your check(s) you need to email CCHQ at usmccca@cfl.rr.com your most current mailing address. You earned the awards, we want you to have them.
Aug 12, 20131 min read
The Cup Dilemma: All's Well That Ends Well
The saga of our misprinted, mis-sent cups is now history. The 1st Presbyterian Church Soup Kitchen in Wildwood, FL now is using the 144 cups that had been destined for conferees. The kitchen, manned entirely by volunteers, feeds upwards of 500 persons per week. As you can see, the second batch also lacked a "c" and was printed in red vs white. The company gave us complete credit for their error.
Aug 11, 20131 min read
Vought receives Major Megan McClung Award
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Vought of Coudersport, Pa. was presented the Major Megan McClung Award during graduation ceremonies for DINFOS' Public Affairs Qualification Course on Aug. 1. "The honor goes to that one student who best exemplifies Megan's can-do spirit and sense of duty," said Keith Oliver, chairman of the Public Affairs Leadership Department. "Our faculty chose Jeremy from a bumper crop of 60 field and company grade officers and senior enlisted warriors." The present
Aug 8, 20131 min read
Aug 6, 20130 min read
When a C You Spy, Make Sure There Are 3
Conference attendees were amused (not the Executive Director) to find a C missing from our logo on the beautiful blue conference cups. Our providing company dropped a C from the USMCCCA logo. The cups were shipped prior to the conference to President Bill Hauptfleisch who immediately opened one of the four cartons and quickly informed CCHQ of the missing C. The company was advised, admitted the mistake and agreed to ship another four cartons in time for the conference - ex
Aug 5, 20131 min read
2013 Conference is history
Like the proverbial "adapt and overcome slogan," our 2013 annual conference at Joint Base, Andrews (aka Andrews AFB) was successful and can now be used as test case for future conferences. Our format this year was clearly dictated by the sequester situation and its accompanying budget problems. That we managed to pull it off is a testimony to the herculean efforts of Conference Chair Manny Pacheco , President Bill Hauptfleisch and Program Chair Fred Lash . Within a wee
Aug 4, 20132 min read
Award winner Carls featured on The Daily News
Walt Ford spotted this article: Lejeune videographer to receive coveted award Sergeant Al Carls will receive the Cpl. William T. Perkins award today on July 24at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for his video-journalism work done in Afghanistan from April to May of 2012. His video, Going Forward in Helmand, featured Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, conducting combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom. To read the story go here.
Jul 28, 20131 min read
Pentagon Spokesman: Public Affairs Must Change With Times
Editors Note: Fred Lash sent us this info, some members may find interesting. By Karen Parrish , American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 25, 2013 – The Defense Department is facing a once-in-a-generation change, and its public affairs practitioners around the world need to communicate that change clearly, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman said today. George Little, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, spoke to commissioned, enlisted, civilian and c
Jul 28, 20134 min read
2013 Merit Awards Banquet Photos uploaded
Many, many thanks to SSgt Jeffrey D. Anderson an instructor from the Defense Information School , who did a fantastic job of covering our 2013 Merit Awards Banquet. The photos are here .
Jul 28, 20131 min read
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