Latest News

We have huge news: the paid  MVJ internship with National Public Radio is back on — and fully remote . Unfortunately, NPR had to cancel the last internship we told you about due to COVID-19. So if you applied previously, we need you to apply again . The internship will run from  September 8, 2020 to December 11, 2020 . Pay is $15/hr. Apply now! The deadline is July 5 at 6pm Eastern. We wish all applicants the best of luck! Zack Baddorf MVJ Executive Director

Life member, George Hijar wearing the mask his brother-in-law, a Marine Vietnam veteran gave him to help combat COVID-19.

Sgt. David Delgadillo earned first place in the portrait category for this year's Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) Awards. This environmental portrait of Sgt. Cody Huestis , a Meteorology and Oceanology Marine with 2nd Intel Battalion, II MEF Information Group, netted him the win.

Last week long-time stalwart of the USMCCCA, Red Carpenter underwent a partial hip replacement. His daughter Tracy Barry reports: My dad had a successful partial hip replacement on Saturday morning. There was some up and down issues with his blood pressure and heart rate afterward. They wanted to release him to rehab but he refused. He only wanted to go back to his apartment to be with my mom.  He was released from the hospital and arrived via ambulance back at their apart

On behalf of the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association Association (USMCCCA) and Communication Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT) we would like to extend our congratulations to the winners of this years' Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) Awards for work completed in 2019. Tremendous thanks must go to Paul Mancuso , Awards Chair, MSgt Jeremy Vought , HQMC Communication Directorate, and MSgt Brian Buckwalter, Defense Visual Dist

By William Cole Retired Lt. Gen. Henry “Hank” C. Stackpole , a decorated Vietnam combat veteran and Marine Corps legend with deep ties to Hawaii and the Pacific, has died, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies said. He was 85. Stackpole served from 1998 to 2005 as president of the center, a Defense Department effort at Fort DeRussy that supports U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s objective of developing professional and personal ties among national security e

Marines, For our brothers and sisters on active duty, thank you for keeping our country safe in the face of a pandemic. For our fellow Marine veterans and supporters, thank you for your membership and understanding during these trying times and please accept our best wishes for you and your family’s good health. As many of you know, the Marine Corps has suspended conference planning and involvement for 2020. In concurrence with this difficult but necessary decision, the USM

The deadline for nominating a candidate to the USMCCCA Board of Directors is Friday, May 15 .  Nominations Chair Chris Whiting has polled the incumbent officers and directors and all but two will seek another term.  Dan Clare and Annita Best have agreed to run for President and Treasurer, respectively.  Whiting will again run for Secretary.  Vice President Shawn Rhodes declined another term, but former board member Bob Mergle will seek the vice president’s seat. Thre