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MARADMIN 459/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/VIDEO -- BIRTHDAY GIFTS FROM MARCORSYSCOM (DVD)//
POC/ROB C. CRUM/MAJ/MCSC/ TEL:703-432-3930
/EMAIL:ROBERT.C.CRUM@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. BEGINNING 21 OCTOBER 2004, UNITS (MCC/RUCS) AND
COMMANDS THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS WILL SOON BE RECEIVING A
15-MINUTE VIDEO FROM MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND, HIGHLIGHTING
VARIOUS EQUIPMENT AND PROJECTS OF INTEREST TO WARFIGHTERS. THE VIDEO
WAS PRODUCED IN LIGHT OF THE APPROACHING 229TH MARINE CORPS
BIRTHDAY, AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE THEIR MARINES AND SAILORS.
MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND SERVES AS THE COMMANDANT'S PRINCIPAL
AGENT FOR EQUIPPING THE OPERATING FORCES TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR
WARFIGHTING MISSION. THE VIDEO SHOWS OFF SEVERAL OF THE NEWEST
PRODUCTS THAT ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE OPERATING FORCES.
2. RECOMMEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE FLEET MARINE
FORCE AND THE FIFTH ELEMENT OF THE MAGTF DISSEMINATE THE SUBJECT
VIDEO TO ALL UNITS WITHIN THEIR AOR.
3. THE VIDEO IS A PME OPPORTUNITY AND CAN HELP BOTH JUNIOR AND
SENIOR MARINES BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GEAR AND PROGRAMS THAT MAKE THE
MARINE CORPS TICK. EXPLOITATION OF THE FOLLOWING VENUES IS HIGHLY
ENCOURAGED:
A. MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS
B. CABLE COMMAND CHANNELS
C. MARINE DINING FACILITIES
D. BASE THEATERS, BEFORE AND BETWEEN MOVIES
4. COMMANDERS, PAOS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO DISTRIBUTE THE VIDEO TO FRATERNAL MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS,
CONSISTENT WITH COMMAND COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAMS.
5. THOSE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THEIR COPY OF THE VIDEO SHOULD CONTACT
THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, OR MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND
AT THE FOLLOWING POCS: MAJ. ROB CRUM, DSN 378-3930, COMMERCIAL
(703)432-3930; MS. TAMMY YORK, DSN 378-3938, COMMERCIAL (703)
432-3938; MR. BRUCE SCOTT, DSN 378-3927, COMMERCIAL (703) 432-3927.
6. UNITS ARE AT LIBERTY TO MAKE ADDITIONAL COPIES.//