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Marine Corps will start fielding Amphibious Combat Vehicle September 28, 2020 — Marines will soon start receiving the long-awaited Amphibious Combat Vehicle. Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new ACV, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles. MORE

Marine Corps expedites fielding of Common Aviation Command and Control System September 8, 2020 — Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full-rate production units of the Common Aviation Command and Control System. The task was accomplished nearly two years ahead of schedule, saving the government millions of dollars in the process. MORE

PEO Land Systems engineer receives Navy’s top Emergent Engineer award July 21, 2020 — In June, the Department of Navy recognized a Program Executive Officer Land Systems engineer with the Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year award for 2020. Ali Olinger, a systems engineer with the Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar program at PEO Land Systems, was one of two emergent engineers selected to receive this year’s Etter Award, and was the only Marine Corps honoree. MORE

Retired Marine Corps amtracker devotes a lifetime to the assault amphibian community January 7, 2020 — Tommy “TJ” Pittman’s nearly 50-year dedication to the Marine Corps’ amphibious assault community is personal. MORE

Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles receiving multiple upgrades December 10, 2019 — The Marine Corps’ Utility Task Vehicles are undergoing several upgrades designed to improve the safety and performance of the vehicle. Using critical feedback from Marines and taking inspiration spanning the automotive industry to desert racing, engineers and logisticians from the Light Tactical Vehicle program office at Program Executive Officer Land Systems have been working diligently to research, test, procure and implement changes to the UTV. These changes include high clearance control arms, new run-flat tires, floorboard protection, a road march kit, a clutch improvement kit and an environmental protection cover. MORE

Marines meet the makers of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle October 31, 2019 — Marines from the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion—slated to receive the first of the Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicles—received the rare opportunity to visit the ACV’s main production facility and meet with the workforce building the vehicle. MORE

Fine-tuning the Corps’ ACV in preparation for IOT&E October 3, 2019 — Three thousand miles away from the epicenter of Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle acquisition, a cadre of Marines, civilians and contractors are hard at work completing a logistics demonstration effort on the vehicle. The logistics demonstration effort—or Log Demo—is one of the last steps the Advanced Amphibious Assault program office at Program Executive Officer Land Systems needs to execute before training Marines in the Operating Forces to use and maintain the vehicle during IOT&E, the integrated operational test and evaluation activities scheduled for next year. MORE

Acquisition Dinner recognizes excellence among workforce August 22, 2019 — Marine Corps Systems Command recognized three individuals for their excellence and innovation in the acquisition, fielding and support of systems and equipment Aug. 15 during the second annual Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner. MORE

The Corps’ JLTV achieves Initial Operational Capability August 12, 2019 — The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is officially ready to deploy and support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readiness worldwide. Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Combat Development and Integration declared the JLTV program—part of the Light Tactical Vehicle portfolio at Program Executive Officer Land Systems—reached initial operational capability, or IOC, on Aug. 2, nearly a year ahead of schedule. MORE

Department of the Navy and Marine Corps leadership tour JLTV fielding site in star-studded event July 23, 2019 — Program Executive Officer Land Systems is equipping the Corps’ first infantry battalion—3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division—with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, and Navy and Marine Corps leadership visited Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to witness the event. MORE

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