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Defense Media Activity, (Pentagon Channel),  is looking for an Executive Producer , GS-1001-15.  The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-12-724389-MP) opens on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 and closes on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. This announcement is open to Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following website: https://my.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/323808400

Brick sales at the Denig Memorial have been fantastic.  Only five bricks remain to be sold to complete the area immediately surrounding the memorial.   While the first 71 sold will be placed in the site in time for the dedication on Saturday November 17, the remaining 7 will be placed prior to the end of the year.  CCHQ has had several inquiries from buyers who have received their Certificates of Authenticity from the Museum.  "Will my brick be placed in the immediate surrou

From:  The Tribal Elder from CCHQ… As all of you know - or will know as you read your newsletter - our conference in San Diego in September is definitely ON and promises to be better than ever.  While our active duty brothers and sisters will be with us in spirit only, thanks to massive budget cuts,  we're planning a blast but we need your cooperation to make it happen. The problem:  We have guaranteed the hotel 70 room nights Tuesday through Thursday.  We have a slight fudg

The third issue of the 2012 “Now Hear This” the official USMCCCA newsletter, should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you DO NOT receive it, then you need to make sure CCHQ has your correct mailing address. You can MAKE SURE you get future newsletters by using the membership update form here . If you are a registered member of this site, you can download the newsletter by clicking on the image to the right.

The 2012 Dedicated Member Campaign was another sterling success thanks to the efforts of our members.  It is now closed.   This year we raised a total of $3,421 which will enhance our ability to keep the Foundation in good financial shape.  Your contributions were greatly appreciated.

Job announcement for the Director DMA position can be found at http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/319245800 The position is open for applications until August 6 and is a Tier 3 position.

The USMCCCA Foundation Scholarship committee, headed by Sally Pritchett , has announced two winners of scholarships for the coming academic year. Sarah Pacheco , a 2011 scholarship winner, will receive a $3,000 Foundation grant for general studies under the Gladys McPartland Scholarship award category.  She is currently attending Germanna Community College studying to complete her Associates of Science Degree.  This is her second year at Germanna taking prerequisite cour

Like the "Black Friday" sales following holidays, the rush to get a Denig Memorial Brick has reached stampede proportions. As of Tuesday, July 10, 67 bricks had been ordered leaving only 11 remaining for the area available surrounding the Denig Memorial. Thursday noon (this week) is the final date for inscribing your brick. You may pay anytime yet this month but your inscription needs to be at CCHQ by Thursday noon. Remember 3 lines, 20 characters per line with spaces and