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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

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

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

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A major water main ruptured near Andrews that is impacting services not only on base but all of the surrounding areas. The base is currently operating with several restrictions on services and facilities. Of most concern is billeting which is allowing only folks on orders to check in until the problem is resolved. They do anticipate that most if not all activities should be back to normal by Monday, thus impact to our event may be minimal if at all. However, folks who are arr

Born in Portsmouth, Va., to Mylo Jay (deceased) and Dolores VanOrman, Suzi spent her childhood in Cadillac, Mich. She was an accomplished downhill skier, excelled in school academics, played the flute and twirled the baton for school band marches.

On exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art , 500 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006, Jun. 29-Sept. 29, 2013. This landmark exhibition revolutionizes our understanding of this momentous subject, immersing viewers in the experience of soldiers and civilians during wartime. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY brings together images by more than 200 photographers from 28 nations and covers conflicts from the past 165 years—from the Mexican-American War through present-day conflicts in Iraq and Af