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NAVADMIN 275/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/OCT// 
SUBJ/SELECTEES ANNOUNCED FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-2009 ADVANCED MILITARY 
VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING// 
REF/A/MSG/CNO/091622ZJUL07// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 175/07 REQUESTING 
APPLICATIONS FOR THE ADVANCED MILITARY VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING 
PROGRAM// POC/LEVINS, LYNN/MCCM/N09C1/LOC: WASHINGTON, DC/
TEL: 703-692-4754/TEL: DSN: 222-4754/EMAIL:lynn.levins@navy.mil//
RMKS/1. PER REF A, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED TO ATTEND 
PHOTOJOURNALISM TRAINING (COURSE NO. S-400-2013):
A. MC2(SW/AW) SANDRA M. PALUMBO, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA GROUP PACIFIC B. 
MC3(SW/AW) KATHLEEN A. GORBY, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) C. MC2(SW) 
MATTHEW D. LEISTIKOW, FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER, ATLANTIC D. MC2(AW) 
CHRISTOPHER D. BLACHLY, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) E. (ALTERNATE) 
MC2(SW/AW) DOMINIQUE M. LASCO, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) F. (ALTERNATE) 
MC1(SW) JACKEY J. BRATT, NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND DETACHMENT 
COMBAT CAMERA, NORFOLK 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED TO 
ATTEND THE MOTION MEDIA TRAINING (COURSE NO. S-400-2014):
A. MC2 BRETT P. COTE, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA GROUP PACIFIC B. MC2(SW/AW) 
CHAD A. BRICKS, NAVAL MEDIA CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC C. MC2 CHARLES E. 
NEWCOMER, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) D. MC2 SHAWN D. GENTILE, FLEET COMBAT 
CAMERA GROUP PACIFIC E. NO ALTERNATES.
3. COURSE DATES: THE REPORT DATE FOR BOTH COURSES IS 28 JULY 2008.
PROGRAM GRADUATION IS SCHEDULED FOR 7 MAY 2009.
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY FROM THE S.I.
NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, 
AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT HTTP: SLASH SLASH NEWHOUSE.SYR.EDU SLASH 
ACADEMIC SLASH MILITARY. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY POC IS MRS. NANCY AUSTIN, 
315-443-4082.
5. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SELECTEES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES GREAT 
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE YOUR EXPERTISE WHILE BROADENING YOUR 
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE VISUAL INFORMATION PLAYS IN 
COMMUNICATION. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AND GOOD WORK OF ALL 
THOSE WHO APPLIED BUT WERE NOT SELECTED. THOSE MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A 
WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THEIR APPLICATION WITH GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE 
CONSIDERATION IN THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.
6. THE NAVY WILL SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2009 ? 2010 IN 
SEPTEMBER OF 2008. 
7. RELEASED BY VADM M. P. FITZGERALD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//

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