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20 new members added to our roster

The United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association would like to welcome twenty new members to our organization. The following people were given a complimentary membership into the USMCCCA as a well-earned benefit for placing first in the 2020 Visual Information in Excellence (VIEC) Awards (for work completed in 2019). […]

2020 VIEC Award Winners announced

Lance Cpl. Ryan Hageali earned Communicator of the Year for his work in 2019. This image of USMC Recruits conducting their initial swim qualification at the combat training pool on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.,was part of his submission.

Lance Cpl. Ryan Hageali earned Communicator of the Year for his work in 2019. This image of USMC Recruits conducting their initial swim qualification at the combat training pool on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., was part of his submission.

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 Distribution Service (DVIDS) for the hard work in organizing this contest.

Also, we would be remiss if we didn’t thank all the judges for volunteering their time to evaluate the submissions. They are: Georgi Hernandez, Samuel Corum, Chas Henry, Charlie Poag’ Oliver Peters, Sierra Jimenez, Andrea Olguin, AJ Parsons, Charles Allen, Lucian Read, Samuel Corum, Roman Gray, Gabriel Cruz, Nick Lucey, Ken Melton, Jen Brofer, Rob Wynkoop, Hope Hodge Seck, Andre Dandridge, Shawn Rhodes, Rachel Nolan, Staci Reidinger.

So without further adieu, here are the winners of the 2020 VIEC Awards from MARADMIN 328/20

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Winners to receive awards at Annual Banquet Aug. 22

Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III

Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III to be guest speaker.

Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2017 Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) awards, The COMMSTRAT Awards and the Marine Corps Association Leatherneck Awards.

Headquarters Marine Corps and the USMC Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) will present awards at 6:15 pm on Aug. 22, during the USMCCCA Professional Development and Training Symposium in New Bern, N.C, Aug. 21-23.  Uniform is dress blues (active duty) or cocktail attire. 

Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, Director of the Office of Marine Corps Communication, is expected to be the guest speaker.

All award winners are invited free of charge, however guests of the winners will be charged $25 to attend. Please go here to register. (PayPal requires you pay at least 1 cent for the FREE choice) if you would rather, just send an email to hq@usmccca.org indicating you are a winner and will be attending the banquet.

Commands of the winners are encouraged to send (and fund) recipients to the entire Professional Development Training Symposium as the schedule, is expected to include Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, Director of the Office of Marine Corps Communication, who will share his perspectives on what important skills, issues, and opportunities need special emphasis from today’s strategic communicators, regardless of rank.  A schedule of events can be found here.

If you have any questions, contact Kate Stark, executive director at 352-448-9167 or email: hq@usmccca.org.

Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence in Communication recipients:

Graphic design

       Digital Art:
            1st: Sgt. Elize McKelvey, HQMC
            2nd: Cpl. David Staten, DMA Marines
            Honorable Mention: Sgt. Cristian Bestul, HQMC

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VIAP Awards announced

 The Visual Information Awards Program is designed to recognize, reward, and promote excellence among military photographers, videographers, journalists and graphic artists for their achievements in furthering the objectives of military photography, videography, and graphic arts as a command information and documentation media within the military. This program operates under the aegis of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and is administered by the Commandant of the Defense Information School, with cooperation from national and local professional organizations.
 
2010 Military Graphic Artist of the Year:
Marine Sgt. Shawn P. Sales

WEB
2nd Place – Marine Corps SSgt Michael Kropiewnicki
3rd Place – Marine Corps SSgt Michael Kropiewnicki

DIGITAL ART
1st place – Marine Lance Cpl. Reagan P. Lodge
Honorable Mention – Marine Sgt. Shawn P. Sales
Honorable Mention – Marine Sgt. Branko Bilicich
Honorable Mention – Marine Cpl. Michael Hollingsworth

LAYOUT AND DESIGN
3rd place – Marine Sgt. Shawn P. Sales

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