Marine Corps
Public Affairs serves as a link between Marines and the public and
must facilitate the instantaneous flow of information that is generated
through the 24-hour news cycle, the Internet and cellular communications.
Public Affairs Marines must be trained equipped and postured to
serve the Force Commanders, as they execute their duties in keeping
Marines and the American people informed of what is happening on
the battlefield as well as aboard Marine Corps bases. To accomplish
their mission, PA Marines must have a sound understanding of the
organization, tactics and equipment used in war and other conflicts.
They must be ingrained within the Commander's battle staff and must
train side-by-side with the warfighting units. In peacetime and
in war, the PA mission is to tell America's citizens what their
Marines are doing.
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