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Combat Development Dinner

Marine Corps Association Combat Development Dinner
19 May 2009

Hosted by the Marine Corps Association in conjunction with the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, the Combat Development Dinners are conducted on a semi annual basis and feature a prominent Marine Corps, Department of the Navy, Other Service or Department of Defense leader who addresses current themes relating to the subject of combat development.

On 19 May 2009, MCA presented LtGen Lloyd Austin, USA, Commanding General XVIII Airborne Corps & Commander Multi National Corps Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq as the featured speaker at the dinner held at the Clubs at Quantico.

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Provided below are some pictures of the event courtesy of MCA Staff Photographer, Ron Lunn:

MCCDC Band combo entertains guests at no-host reception preceding the dinner.

 


MajGen Les Palm, USMC (Ret) MCA President, LtGen Lloyd Austin, USA, Commanding General XVIII Airborne Corps and LtGen George Flynn, USMC, Commanding General MCCDC at pre- dinner reception.



Presenting the Colors at the start of the dinner.

 


MajGen Les Palm, President and CEO of the Marine Corps Association welcoming guests and making administrative remarks.

MajGen Palm with an array of dinner guest in the foreground

LtGen Flynn introducing guest speaker, LtGen Austin

 


LtGen Austin making presentation to Dinner Guests

 


Q&A panel from XVIII Airborne Corps staff with LtGen Austin and LtGen Flynn

 

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