DC Commissioned Officers Association (DCCOA)

06/05/2012

DC COA Golf Tournament Committee Needs your help!

The 5th Annual DC COA golf tournament committee is looking for volunteers to help plan the event and raise money. If you have experience raising money, we could really use your help.

POC: LT David Schwab (david.schwab@fda.hhs.gov)

06/05/2012

Volunteers Needed Onsite at USPHS Symposium
The Logistics Committee is seeking volunteer help to augment COF staff onsite and ensure a smooth-flowing and successful conference. Duties are time-limited and straight-forward. For Junior Officers it is a great opportunity to showcase your talents and expand your network. For Senior Officers, it is an excellent way to give back! All volunteers will receive background information and support in advance and a Certificate of Appreciation afterward. Below are descriptions of the needs and time frames as well as a simple sign up form. We hope you will join in. Thank you for your interest and participation!!! Visit http://www.phscofevents.org/related/VolunteerOpportunities.cfm to sign up.

06/05/2012

Uniform Announced for USPHS Symposium
The following uniforms are prescribed for PHS Commissioned Corps officers attending the 2012 USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium at the University of Maryland, College Park from June 19-21. Working uniform (Summer White, Service Khaki, Service Dress Blue) are the prescribed uniform of the day for Symposium attendees. The uniform for the Anchor & Caduceus Dinner on Tuesday evening, June 19, is Service Dress Blue.

06/05/2012

Free Public Performance by the USPHS Wind and Choral Groups at the National Mall
Following the 2012 COF Scientific and Training Symposium you are invited to come see a free performance in Washington DC featuring the USPHS Wind and Choral groups and the USPHS Honor Cadre! Help us honor the memories of the Greatest Generation in song as we present music of the era, a tribute to Veterans, and a patriotic celebration in honor of the Uniformed Services. If you're coming to the DC area for the COF Scientific and Training Symposium stay for the weekend and come enjoy the concert! The concert is Saturday June 23, 2012 from 1830-1930 at the National WWII Memorial.

05/24/2012

Military Band Summer Concert Schedule (FREE)U.S. Navy Band – Mondays 8 p.m. on the West Front of the US Capitol Building, Tuesdays 8pm at the Navy Memorial

Special Concert: Memorial Day - Sunday, May 27 at 7 p.m.

U.S. Air Force Band - Tuesdays, 8 p.m. on the West Front of the US Capitol Building

U.S. Marine Band – Wednesdays 8 p.m. on theWest Front of the US Capitol Building, Thursdays 8pm at the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument

U.S. Army Band – Fridays 8 p.m. on the West Front of the US Capitol Building

05/24/2012

USPHS Music Ensemble Weekend Concert 23 June

Saturday, June 23, 2012 National WWII Memorial, Washington, DC 6:30pm - 7:30pm. USPHS Music Ensemble will honor the memories of the greatest generation in song as they present music of the era, a tribute to Veterans, and a patriotic celebration in honor of the Uniformed Services.

04/20/2012

The special Saturday hours of the Parklawn uniform shop had to be cancelled due to utility work at the Parklawn Building. The uniform shop will be open for it's normal Wednesday hours (1200-1300) but will NOT be open on Saturday April 21st as previously announced.

04/18/2012

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04/12/2012

The 2012 USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium will be held June 19-21 at the University of Maryland, College Park, in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The theme for the conference is "Prevention Strategies for a Healthy Nation: Building on the Basics of Public Health."

03/30/2012

Save the date for a fun-filled APFT at the USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium Wednesday June 20, 2012 at 1830! Please visit http://dccoa.org/ for more information. Click on, "Message from the Office of the Surgeon General."

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