Location: Holiday Inn Oceanside 1401 Carmelo Drive Oceanside, California 92054 Monday: September 8 1600 Old Board Meeting – Bill Hauptfleisch 1800 Welcome Reception 2000-2400 Hospitality Suite open Tuesday: September 9: 0830-0930 State of USMC Public Affairs and Where This Association Fits In – Col. Shawn Gibson, Deputy Director, Office of Read more…
Theo Servetas writes: It was on my return the other day from the 4th Division reunion at Charleston, SC, when I was finally able to stop at the Denig Memorial. It was a busy week getting my Son settled in at UNC Chapel Hill on the way down, and capped Read more…
If you’ve been waiting for an updated membership directory, this is YOUR lucky day. If you are a registered member of this site, you can download here. Any information that is incorrect, please use this form to let Jack Paxton know to update the roster. If you get a password Read more…
The USMCCCA Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the names of our 2014 scholarship recipients. Joint winners of the Gladys McPartland Scholarship fund for general studies for 2014 were Sarah Pacheco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manny Pacheco and a student at Virginia Tech, and Aidan Kelly, son of Mr. Read more…
As the Defense Information School continues to observe its 50th year, Commandant Col. Jeremy Martin has announced “DINFOS Alumni Day,” set for Wednesday Aug. 6. The schoolhouse will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for classroom visits and tours of the under-construction expansion of the main campus. Visiting Read more…
The author, Col. Jeremy M. Martin, commandant of the U.S. Defense Information School, has been a particularly robust supporter of the USMCCCA, including its Executive Director. He has also pointed out on more than one occasion that CC John Dodd is “the workhorse of the Public Affairs Course for International Students.” Read more…
Official absentee ballots were mailed June 23 to all members. Two persons are running for the office of Association President. You must choose one person and mail your ballot back in the enclosed envelope by August 15 in order for it to be an official vote. If you are attending Read more…
The Executive Director has received a very “good news” update regarding our Life Member and “Emcee Extraordinaire” Pat Coulter. In a telephone conversation Thursday with Jerie, she said he was napping at the time but that, while the road was very long, Pat was coming along beautifully. “He drives himself Read more…
The second issue of 2014 “Now Hear This” the official USMCCCA newsletter, should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you DO NOT receive it, then you need to make sure CCHQ has your correct mailing address. You can MAKE SURE you get future newsletters by using the membership update Read more…
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., for appointment to the rank of general and for assignment as the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps, Washington, District of Columbia. Dunford is currently serving as commander International Read more…