USMCCCA Items for sale

Members Alert:  For several years we have been selling a very few items with a distinctive logo created by Art Director Chuck Beveridge.  I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Queensboro Shirt Factory that will enable us to offer many different items of men’s and women’s clothing at Read more…

The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter

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

Marines –
Today’s commanders must understand the battle of narratives as well as they understand the application of violence. Surrendering the narrative may not have the harsh, immediate, and tangible consequences of the inappropriate application of violence, but it can be deadly over time. For example, public outcry over the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib Prison abuse caused the release of known insurgents. These insurgents returned to combat and killed Marines.

The former ISAF commander, as profiled in Rolling Stone Magazine, also failed to win the narrative. Building relationships with the adjacent staffs, our national leaders, allied and coalition leaders, and the media, are keys to winning the understanding and trust necessary for ensuring the national will.

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