MARADMINS : 002/05
R 031738Z JAN 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
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MARADMIN 002/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/LP//
SUBJ/2004 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS COMBAT CORRESPONDENTS
ASSOCIATION/DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS MERIT AWARDS COMPETITION
ANNOUNCEMENT//POC/HOLLOWAY G/GYSGT/PAMCN/-/TEL: COM (703) 614-7679/
DSN 224-7679/EMAIL: HOLLOWAYG@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. BACKGROUND. THE ANNUAL USMCCCA/DIVPA MERIT
AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES MARINES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHOSE
PRINT AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM PRODUCTS DEMONSTRATE OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENTS IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MARINE CORPS AND
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) INTERNAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS. IT
OPERATES UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OASD(PA)).
2. PURPOSE OF THIS MSG IS TO ANNOUNCE THE 2004 UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS COMBAT CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION/DIVISION OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS MERIT AWARDS COMPETITION TO BE HELD 08 MARCH 2005 AT THE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS PENTAGON OFFICE.
3. THE INTENT OF THE COMPETITION IS TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING
JOURNALISM PRACTITIONERS WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COMMUNITY, AND TO SELECT THE FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY
WHO WILL COMPETE IN THE DOD THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS PROGRAM
COMPETITION 18-22 APRIL 2005 AT THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL AT
FORT MEADE, MD.
4. ALL ENTRANTS MUST BE OFFICIALLY ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION
OF MEDIA MATERIALS FOR THE MARINE CORPS OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE
AS COMBAT CORRESPONDENTS, COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHERS, PRINT JOURNALISTS,
BROADCAST JOURNALISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, GRAPHIC ARTISTS
OR ILLUSTRATORS. SEE SOP GUIDELINES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON
ELIGIBILITY.
5. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS TO ARRIVE AT DIVPA IS 15 FEBRUARY
2005. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTEST
GUIDELINES CONTAINED IN THE 2004 USMCCCA/DIVPA MERIT AWARD
COMPETITION SOP LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.MCNEWS.INFO.
ENTRIES NOT MEETING THE GUIDELINES AND THOSE NOT RECEIVED AT DIVPA
BY THE DEADLINE DATE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
6. CONTACT POC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION OF
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.//