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The Headquarters Marine Corps, Division of Public affairs is currently organizing a series of commemorative events in honor of the 50th anniversary of Operation SHUFLY , the first U.S. Marine Corps engagement in combat operations leading to the Vietnam War. They are seeking any  Marines who served in support of Operation SHUFLY . Please contact Lina Suarez, HQMC, DivPA, ComRel at 703.614.8010 or lina.suarez.co.ctr@usmc.mil .

When: Thursday, November 3, 2011 Where: www.fda.gov/hiringevent The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) & The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invite all Veterans and People with Disabilities, who are interested in the many Federal positions we have available at any of our 12 Operating Divisions here at HHS, these positions are located throughout the country. To register and participate in our LIVE Virtual Hiring Event on Thursday November 3, 2011 Plea

People have been asking to view the video projects created by the teams at the 2011 Conference in New Orleans . Thanks to MSgt. Demetrio J. Espinosa at Division of Public Affairs, HQMC we can share them here. (These are on YouTube, so if your company blocks these, you may not see them.) The top two teams earned recognition from a representative from USAA. Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 Team 6 Team 7 Team 8 Team 9

I am currently putting together a small video slideshow of Combat Camera and PAO Marines doing their jobs. This video is for our Marine Corps ball. If you have photos of you or other COMCAM/PAO Marines, please forward them my way.  Email them to... Sgt. Brandon M. Owen United States Marine Corps, Video Instructor, Defense Information School

Cpl Reese Lodder was named DVIDS Journalist of the Month for September 2011. His photos of U.S. Marines training for an upcoming deployment made Cpl. Reece Lodder stand out as a top of journalist in September and ultimately resulted in him being selected as the DVIDS Journalist of the Month for September. Lodder previously submitted under Marine Corps Base Hawaii—Kaneohe Bay but is now with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. He soon will be chronicling missions in Afgha

Frank Real , a retired newspaper editor and reporter, member of the USMCCCA and public affairs officer for the New England Division, Marine Corps League has written a story about Dan Lamothe, a senior writer for Military Times Newspapers , covering combat operations in Afghanistan as an embedded war correspondent with the U.S. Marines. To read it, please click here.

Defense Media Activity, (Armed Forces Network-Pacific), Korea,  is looking for a Supervisory Audiovisual Production Specialist , GS-1071-11.  The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-11-543592-B) opens on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and closes Wednesday, October 26, 2011. This announcement is open to US Citizens and Status Candidates.  For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following websites:  www.dma.mil or http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/300183000.  Defens

Sgt. Joseph DiGirolamo was selected as the Defense Information School's (DINFOS) Warrior of the Quarter, 1st Quarter board. DiGirolamo will represent DINFOS during Fort Meade's Ultima Warrior of the Quarter.

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is now accepting submissions for its annual awards program. Each year, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation presents a series of awards honoring the outstanding, creative work of individuals in preserving and propagating the history, traditions and culture of the Marine Corps. Marines and civilians alike may submit their own entries or the distinguished work of others for consideration. Awards will be presented at the Foundation’s annual

By Jack T. Paxton , Executive Director We were a bit remiss for taking a short vacation before making an assessment of the 2011 annual conference in New Orleans.  In his upcoming Now Hear This column President Don O'Neal used three letters to describe our annual event:  WOW!  We could reiterate that more than 260 times as our estimate of attendance prior to the conference fell way short of actual.  Example:  At the banquet we served 277 meals.  In our tenure (circa 2005) th