Marine Corps Systems Command

By Carden Hedelt, MCSC Corporate Communications

The first four new and improved M9 Armored Combat Earthmovers have arrived on Camp Lejeune, N.C. They might look the same from the outside, but the legacy armored tractors have been completely overhauled.

“From an operator’s standpoint, the only thing the same is the hull,” said Joe Klocek, product manager for Engineer Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va. “Everything else is better.”

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By Jim Katzaman, MCSC Corporate Communications

At the foot of relics of past conflicts, Marine Corps officials placed an item unique identification marking on an M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher, the 1 millionth piece of equipment to carry an IUID designation in the last two and a half years. The ceremony took place Feb. 18 among the historical displays at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. The scene contrasted heroics of years gone by with technology that will drive success in the future.

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By Monique Randolph, MCSC Corporate Communications

Dick Govoni officially retired from Marine Corps Systems Command more than a month ago. Most days, he plays games on the iPad he got for Christmas or spends time with his wife of 56 years, Marguerite. While this sounds like a typical day for a retiree; for Govoni, it's taking some getting used to.

Govoni is 84 years old, and nearly every morning for the last 63 years, he left home to go to work for the Marine Corps.

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By Cpl. Anne K. Henry, Okinawa Marine staff

Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion learned the fundamentals of the new Improved Ribbon Bridge and the Marine Corps Bridge Pallet system through a week of hands-on training at Camp Schwab Feb. 3-7. The IRB is an improvement to the older, improved floating bridge and will allow the Marines quickly assembly it in harsher conditions. Marine Corps Bridge Pallet system launches the IRB into the ocean and is compatible with existing Marine Corps vehicles.

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