Not sure when you are arriving in Reno but I have about 12 seats open for a pre-conference social taking place Monday aboard a chartered boat on Lake Tahoe, timeline is provided below. We are limited to a total count of 50 people, I currently have a mix (mainly active Read more…
Note from Keith Oliver: IMPORTANT INFO FOR ANYONE WHO MAY BE APPLYING FOR RECENT DINFOS VACANCIES: Five job vacancies were recently announced (9 Aug) that had incorrect information. The Job Opportunity Announcements (JOAs) were: DMA-10-373601, DMA-10-373606, DMA-10-373610, DMA-10-373616, and DMA-10-373591. Each JOA contained inaccuracies in questions 2, 7, and 14; Read more…
Marines – The most significant threat to U.S. national security is the national debt. This economic crisis has the potential to affect everything from immigration to our negotiating leverage as a great power – his must be solved. This is not my analysis, but that of national leaders in the Read more…
Life Member Richard F. Mescall, Jr., 67, passed away suddenly at his home in Fallbrook, Calif., July 11, 2010. He was born in Long Beach, but was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dick joined the Marine Corps one month after high school graduation in 1960. He served for 21 years, retiring as a Master Gunnery Sgt. (E-9).
All Hands: The final registration date for the 2010 Conference at Reno’s Silver Legacy Hotel is Monday at 4 p.m. August 16. Due to food guarantees we cannot extend the deadline any further. Last minute walkup registrations are discouraged. Also, because the room block we guaranteed runs out this Friday, Read more…
The editor of the Marine Corps Aviation Association’s newsletter/magazine, The Yellowsheet , and their annual MCAA Journal, is retiring. So, the aviation association is looking for an experienced editor, preferably someone very knowledgeable in Marine aviation. The points of contact for anyone interested are: Major Art “Mad Mex” Sifuentes, executive Read more…
If you know the following CCs please tell them to contact CCHQ with their current mailing addresses: Richard S. Beal, Brainerd, MN Shirley Corley, Sarasota, FL John Deering, Goodlettsville, TN Bart DeVito, Ossining, NY Michael Furgal, Monroe, WI Caryl Hanson, Oakland, CA Stewart J. Johnson, Boise, ID Jason Johnston, Los Read more…
Items are needed for the silent auction and door prizes at our annual conference in Reno August 23-27. If you have items that can be used, please send them to Don Coleman, 1955 Bafford Lane, Fallon, NV 89406
The hotel room rate guarantee expires Friday. Those going better wicki-wicki to be assured of the guaranteed $53 rate. (Hotel has plenty of rooms but the guarantee officially has to stop Friday). — Jack Paxton, Executive Director
Lance Cpl. Clark and a couple other Marines were featured on both The New York Times’ “Lens” and “At War” blog for their photography. Pretty exciting. Some photographers spend their entire lives shooting and don’t get featured by the Times. –Mark Fayloga