BGen Robert L. Denig Memorial Distinguished Performance Award

The Denig Award, established in 1968, is focused on providing special recognition to a particularly effective individual who has leveraged civilian mass communications’ avenues to promote the professional achievements of individual Marines, while highlighting the contributions of the United States Marine Corps to our country and the world.

Donald L. Dickson Memorial Award

The Donald L Dickson Memorial Award is a highly prestigious award, presented annually to a deserving recipient. Nominations are restricted to active members who have contributed the most to the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, Inc. No term or time element is required or considered as a prerequisite.

DoD Media Awards

The DoD Media Awards program honors excellence among military and civilian broadcasters, graphic artists, journalists, photographers, public affairs practitioners, mass communication specialists, and videographers. It also fosters an environment of innovation and growth, leading to more effective communication programs.

The annual awards program was developed by a multi-service working group of public affairs and visual information representatives during the spring and summer of 2016. It replaced the Thomas Jefferson (TJ) Awards program, the Visual Information Awards program (VIAP), and the VI Production Awards (VIPA) program. The working group identified and validated the most essential elements of the three programs and incorporated them into one unified DoD Media Awards program.

Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) Awards

The Marine Corps VIEC awards program is administered by HQMC Communication Directorate (CD) and the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) and Foundation.  The Marine Corps VIEC program is used to select the first place winners who will compete in the Defense Media Awards program.

The program is open to second lieutenants to captains and privates to staff sergeants, to include reserve Marines on active duty, reserve Marines attending regular drills, and members of mobilization training units for Communication Strategy and Operations, as well as any Government Service (GS) civilians assigned to COMMSTRAT units.  All entrants must be officially engaged in the production of materials for the Marine Corps.