Joint Civilian Orientation Conference
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The Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) is a program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense for civilian public opinion leaders interested in growing their knowledge of the military and national defense issues. JCOC is the oldest existing Pentagon outreach program and has been held since 1948.
The conference is hosted in April and October of each year. JCOC participants attend Pentagon briefings by Department of Defense (DoD) military and civilian leadership and then join the military in the field observing exercises, firing weapons, and participating in training.
The Marine Corps can nominate up to 20 candidates to attend each conference. Any Marine Corps general officer can nominate candidates through the Marine Corps Office of Community Relations, Division of Public Affairs.
For more information, please visit the JCOC website at: http://jcoc.dod.mil/
Civilians interested in being nominated can email the Marine Corps Office of Community Relations, Division of Public Affairs at: hqmc.comrel@usmc.mil |
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Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) demonstrate a fast-rope exercise for participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference who visited the ship Sept. 21, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald.
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Participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference observe Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft conducting vertical takeoffs and landings aboard USS Iwo Jima, Sept. 21, 2008. The group visited the ship off the coast of Crete during its first stop in Europe visiting U.S. European Command operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald.
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Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrate techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to distinguished guests with the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima Sept. 21, 2008. The 26th MEU and Iwo Jima Strike Group are currently deployed in the European Command and Central Command areas of responsibility. (Official USMC photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell)(Released) |
Colonel Mark J. Desens, commanding officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks to distinguished guests with the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference aboard the USS Iwo Jima Sept. 21, 2008. (Official USMC photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell)(Released) |
Distinguished guests with Joint Civilian Orientation Conference pose in front of the bridge for a group picture during a tour of the USS Iwo Jima Sept. 21, 2008. (Official USMC photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell)(Released)
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