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This month in 1959, a Marine was chosen to be one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts selected for space training. Three years later, he went on to become the first American to orbit the Earth. What was his name?

Trivia Thursday: Do you know the answer to the trivia question in today's Internal Controls and Audit Readiness Scoop? In case you missed it in the email newsletter, today's question is below. Post your response!

Why are Marines sometimes nicknamed Leathernecks?

Trivia Thursday: Do you know the answer to the trivia question in today's Internal Controls and Audit Readiness Scoop? In case you missed it in the email newsletter, today's question is below. Post your response!

On this date in 1801, the second Commandant of the Marine Corps, LtCol William W. Burrows, set off on horseback with a friend to determine a place for the Marine Corps Barracks. He and his companion chose a square in Southeast Washington, at 8th and I, where it remains today. Can you name the man who assisted in making the selection?

Trivia Thursday: Do you know the answer to the trivia question in today's Internal Controls and Audit Readiness Scoop? In case you missed it in the email newsletter, today's question is below. Post your response!

What was the name of the Marine who, on this day in 1967, was the first female Marine to report to Vietnam for duty, assigned to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)?

“I don't know what the hell this 'logistics' is that Marshall is always talking about, but I want some of it." - Admiral E. J. King

...in 2012, the program began to reconfigure and modernize the facility to support a modern Marine Air Ground Task Force. "We're now at the tail-end of that effort," Finch said. "It'll be completed in 2016."

Inside the US Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway Deep within a Norwegian hillside, thousands of US Marine Corps combat veterans await their next assignment.

Post-Afghanistan missions will likely be dispersed and unpredictable, creating unique challenges for leaders who develop the gear Marines need to defeat the enemy. Framing those efforts is Expeditionary Force 21, the Corps' 10-year road map that predicts Marines will be conducting crisis response missions that could leave small teams of Marines deployed independently for weeks at a time, said Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh.

Marines on the hunt for gear to combat tomorrow's threat Small squads of Marines operating independently over great distances will need better command and control and a whole host of new gear.

Answer to Today’s Trivia: Major Richard S. Collum has the distinction of being the shortest serving Quartermaster of the Marine Corps. He took office on June 21, 1897, and retired 5 days later. He’s pictured here standing on the far right of this photo while a 1st Lieutenant.

Trivia Thursday: Who is the shortest serving Quartermaster of the Marine Corps?

The DD Form 577 and NAVMC 11869 are key supporting documents for logistics audit readiness per MCO 4400.150 "Consumer Level Supply Policy" and CMC message DTG 152105Z SEP 15 "Clarification of DD Form 577 and NAVMC 11869 Requirements." A DD Form 577 must accompany appointment letters for: Supply Officers (SupOs), Accountable Property Officers, Supply Resource Managers, Personal Property Managers, GCPC Approving Officials, GCPC Cardholders, and Fund Holders.

Likewise, a NAVMC 11869 must be used to delegate authority to specific individuals who: sign and receipt for government property and services; turn in excess or damaged government property; or submit purchase requests for supplies or services. For additional details, please refer to the NAVMC 4000.5A, MCO 4400.150, and the CMC message.

LtCol Earl “Pete” Ellis Annual Essay Contest | Marine Corps Association Deadline: 1 September - 30 November Read more about the Ellis Essay Contest

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