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July Directors Cut
Col. Bryan Salas The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community is now online you can download it here Fellow Marines June was a busy yet rewarding month for U.S. Marine Corps Public Affairs. As a community, we supported multiple events and activities to include Marine Week St. Louis, the 26th MEU CO Operational Speaking Tour and Exercise Mailed Fist, which was planned and coordinated with the CG, 2D Marine Aircraft Wing. On the media front,
Jul 14, 20112 min read
Member has new book
Dear Fellow Marines , My publisher, Windy City Publishers , just released my latest suspenseful novel, THE WARRIOR AMONG US. After a nuclear war annihilates an entire civilization, the United States falls off the international stage when Congress becomes impotent after years of partisan politics, and is unable to function. The world becomes a battleground centered in the deserts of the Middle East. Finally, a U.S. Marine takes up arms with another nation's army in an attempt
Jul 14, 20111 min read
Chip Jones earns 2011 Denig Award
Charles "Chip" Jones , award-winning writer and author of various military books, including "Boys of '67: "From Vietnam to Iraq…", and, more recently, "War Shots," the story of Norm Hatch and the U. S. Marine Corps Combat Cameramen of World War II has been selected to receive this year's Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Memorial Distinguished Performance Award . His first book: Boys of '67… was named the top biography of 2006 by the Military Writers Society of America. The son of
Jul 13, 20112 min read
Jul 10, 20111 min read
Supervisory, Audiovisual Production Specialist needed
Defense Media Activity, (AFN-Pacific - Yokota, Japan) is looking for a Supervisory, Audiovisual Production Specialist, GS-1071-13. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-11-498755-RB) opens on Wednesday, July 06,2011 and closes on Wednesday, July 20, 2011. This announcement is open to US Citizens and Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following websites: http://www.dma.mil or http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=100707215 .
Jul 6, 20111 min read
Fl Chapter to get brick
As you may recall the Florida Chapter donated $200 to the design and building of the Central Florida Marine Corps Monument and will receive a USMCCCA, Florida Chapter donor brick at the ceremony to be dedicated on Jul 11, at 0900, at the Orlando VA Medical Center , 5201 Raymond St, Orlando, FL 32803. If any of you are in the Orlando area and can attend please do. If you can’t attend, take pride in knowing we participated. Charlie Ross , who lives in Orlando, was our rep t
Jul 4, 20111 min read
Behind the lens
Rick Corral, photographer If you've noticed the "Rick Corral" photo credit on DINFOS Marine images on this website, here's a shot of the guy behind the lens. Rick is a retired Air Force tech sergeant now assigned to the Public Affairs Leadership Department. He was the first combat photographer in Kuwait City during Operation Desert Storm and was there to welcome the Marines when Lt. Gen. Walt Boomer and company rolled in, back in the Spring of 1991. A Phoenix native, Rick
Jul 4, 20111 min read
San Diego Chapter reactivates!
Below is the roster of the reactivated United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association-San Diego Chapter . The individuals listed below are current dues-paid members, and comprise the mandatory minimum (8) members required to launch a chapter. Also the chapter officers, with the exception of Vice President, have been decided on during the initial meeting in Carlsbad. Next schedule meeting is 1300 on 22 July, location TBD (on/near Camp Pendleton). Primary goals w
Jun 30, 20111 min read
Thanks to our USMCCCA supporters
Florida Chapter Golf Support: National Executive Director and Florida Chapter member Jack Paxton , center, presents a plaque to Dean Simmons (l) and Rich Kelley , owners of Ford Press in Leesburg, FL for their continuing support of the Annual Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament . Ford Press annually prints the golf brochure as well as the program journal at no cost to the chapter. The company also prints the quarterly newsletter Now Hear This as well as the ann
Jun 29, 20111 min read
Michael Neumann's wife, Susan passes
Family, Friends, and Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that I am writing to tell you that Susan – my wife, best friend, and love – passed away last evening, 24 June, due to complications from surgery that she underwent earlier this week. --Michael Many members may remember Capt. Michael Neumann's service on the DivPA staff when CMC Gen. Krulak and then, BrigGen. Cliff Stanley led us to our Pentagon digs in 1997. His wife Susan was a cherished friend and supporter of the
Jun 29, 20111 min read
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