Marine Corps Public Affairs

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Marine Corps Public Affairs
Marine Corps Public Affairs
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HQMC PA STRUCTURE
Strategic CommunicationSecretariat
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Connect the Marine Corps with the American public
through educational, business, entertainment,
athletic, veteran, and civic outreach programs in
order to preserve and mature the Corps
relationship with America, increase public
awareness of the Corps value to the nation, and
to set positive conditions for recruiting
efforts.
Community Relations Mission
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Branch Head YC-3
IMA O-5
Admin NCO E-5
Web Admin CTR
Deputy Branch Head O-5
Budget Analyst E-8
COMREL Specialist YA-2
PAC-30
Community Outreach Section Head YC-2 (Pending)
IMA O-4
IMA O-3
IMA O-3

Position outlined in green denotes part-time
employee
Outreach Bureau Chief E-7
Public Inquiry CTR
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• Community Response
• Public Requests
• Aviation 1,100/yr.
• Ceremonial 150/yr.
• Business Outreach MCBEF JCOC.
• VSO Liaison MCL, NL, AL VFW.
• Honorary Marine Program.
• White House Functions.

• Marine Corps Music
• Band Operations
• Public Requests 150/yr.
• Music Board in support of NCRC.
• OccFld Sponsor Responsibilities
• Approx 1000 Marines (12 Bands DB).
• Structure Management.
• Assignment Coordination.
• Promotion Allocations.

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• Community Outreach
• Strategic Communications Speakers Bureau.
• Media Outreach.
• Specialty Media Outreach.
• Public Liaison/Inquiry 1,100/yr
• Educational Programs.
• Military Appreciation.

• Marine Week
• Inundates American cities with a week-long series
  of Marine activities.
• Marine Week Chicago conducted 11-17 May 09.
• Marine Week Boston scheduled for Spring 10.

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EFV

• Requirement
• Launch from 25 nm (OTH).
• Exceed 25 knots at sea
• 45 mph on land.
• Land range 200 miles w/o refueling.
• Sole sea-based, surface-oriented vehicle that can
  project combat power OTH to the objective.
• Specifically suited to maneuver operations from
  the sea and sustained operations ashore.
• Amphibious mobility, day and night lethality,
  enhanced force protection capabilities, and
  robust communications will substantially improve
  joint force capabilities.
• In Jun 07 certified to Congress as essential to
  national security.
• The EFV program successfully released a Critical
  Design Review in the first quarter of FY 09
  during a capstone event that assessed the EFV
  design as mature with a predicted reliability
  estimate of 61 hours mean time between
  operational mission failures greatly exceeding
  the exit criteria of 43.5 hours.
• To enhance the forcible entry capability, the
  Commandants most critical ground system is the
  Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.

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Naval Force for Employment as a MAGTF

• Naval forces afford Americas only sustainable
  forcible entry capability. Two MEBs constitute
  the assault echelon of a sea-based MEF.
• The Navy and Marine Corps have agreed to a
  requirement for 38 amphibs.
• The amphibious fleet must be composed of
• LHA/LHD x 11
• LPD-17 class x 11
• LSD x 12
• LPD or LSD x 4
• The Marine Corps provides America a multi-capable
  naval force that operates across the full range
  of military operations.
• In this era of strategic uncertainty,
  forward-deployed naval forces are routinely
  positioned to support our national interests.
• The ability to overcome diplomatic, geographic,
  and anti-access impediments anywhere on the globe
  is a capability unique to naval forces.

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Wounded Warrior Regiment

• Regiment at MCB Quantico. Battalions at MCB Camp
  Pendleton and MCB Camp Lejeune.
• Regiment provides and facilitates assistance to
  wounded, ill, and injured Marines and Sailors
  attached to or in support of Marine units and
  their family members throughout the phases of
  recovery.
• WWR designed and implemented a Marine Corps
  Wounded, Ill, and Injured Tracking System to
  maintain accountability and case management for
  the Marine Corps Comprehensive Recovery Plan.
• To ensure effective family advocacy, the WWR has
  added Family Readiness Officers at the regiment
  and our two battalions to support the families of
  our wounded, ill, and injured Marines.
• WWR proactively reaches out to those Marines and
  Marine veterans who may need assistance. The
  Sergeant Merlin German Wounded Warrior Call
  Center not only receives calls from active duty
  and former Marines, but also conducts important
  outreach calls.
• To enhance reintegration, the WWR Job Transition
  Cell, manned by Marines and representatives of
  the Departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs,
  has been identifying and coordinating with
  employers and job training programs to help our
  wounded warriors obtain positions in which they
  are most likely to succeed and enjoy promising
  careers.

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Taking Care of Our Own - Individual Marines

• Marines make an enduring commitment to the Corps
  when they earn the title Marine. In turn, the
  Corps will continue its commitment to Marines and
  their families.
• Quality of life survey conducted by the Corps
  indicates Marines and spouses were satisfied with
  the support they receive from the Marine Corps.
• Although the Corps is aggressively attacking the
  stigma and the lack of information that at times
  prevents Marines from asking for help, we are
  reaching out to those Marines and Marine veterans
  who might need assistance.
• Psychological Health Care
• Marine commanders are fully engaged in promoting
  the psychological health of our Marines, sailors,
  and family members.
• To assist leaders with prevention, rapid
  identification, and early treatment of combat
  operational stress, we are expanding our program
  of embedding mental health professionals in
  operational units.
• Suicide Prevention
• 42 suicides in 08.
• Suicide awareness and prevention program
  reviewed. As a result, a leadership training
  program targeted at NCOs was directed.
• Suicide prevention initiatives to be continually
  and aggressively pursued.

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