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Defense Media Activity, (Enterprise Services) is looking for a Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist , GS-0346-14. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-12-607442-MP) opened on Friday, February 10, 2012 and closes on Thursday, February 23, 2012. This announcement is open to Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located at: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/309198400

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Mike McClung father of Major Megan M. McClung who died in Iraq, Dec. 6, 2006, was part of an interview with Jim Miklaszewsk, NBC World News tonight on the idea of women in combat.

CC Executive Director Jack Paxton was guest speaker for DINFOS' graduating Intermediate Public Affairs Specialist Course (IPASC) on Feb. 2. When school commandant, Col. Jeremy Martin , presented our chief administrator with a certificate of appreciation, Jack turned the tables and bestowed upon Martin a one-year complimentary membership. Col. Martin, who took the DINFOS reins just before Christmas, is a loyal friend of the Corps' public affairs and visual information commun

The first issue of “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.

George Esper , the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79.
Esper died in his sleep on Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP on Friday. Esper suffered from a number of ailments, especially serious heart issues, and less than two weeks ago was released from a rehab center in Braintree, where he had been sent after his latest treatment at

Although not an active CC, Gary Daugherty a retired public affairs master sergeant.  was seriously injured while trying to stop a couple of fleeing drug dealers in Johnson City, TN. He retired out of Cherry Point in 2004 after 20 yrs as a CC. He was one of those golden voices on AFN for many years. There may be quite a few folks out there who would like to know how he is doing. Manny Pacheco spoke to him this morning and he is in a rehab center but should be going home some

Col. Bryan F. Salas , former Director of Information at HQMC, will formally retire from the Corps on January 19 during ceremonies at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.  Col. Salas became Director of Information in 2009, shortly after his promotion to colonel.  During his three years in that position he became a very good friend of the USMCCCA, joining the Association shortly after beginning his Pentagon tour.  He also served one two-year term as Association Director.  He was succ

FORT MEADE, Md. (Jan. 12, 2012) – Capt. Clark Carpenter relinquished command of Marine Detachment Fort Meade, Md., to Maj. Beatriz Yarrish during a change-of-command ceremony at the detachment here Jan. 12. Carpenter, who has commanded the detachment since July 2010, will continue his assignment here as a full-time instructor in the Public Affairs Leadership Department at the Defense Information School here.  He served as an adjunct instructor to the department throughout h

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