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Marine Corps Systems Command employee Brian Whited will soon deploy to Afghanistan for 12 months to support the Operational Contract Support Integration Cell for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. In his position with OCSIC, he will manage contract support for U.S. operations in the country. At MCSC, Whited served as deputy product manager for Marine Corps Network and Infrastructure Services within Information Systems and Infrastructure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - Marine Corps Systems Command employee Brian Whited will soon deploy to Afghanistan for 12 months to support the Operational Contract Support Integration Cell for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. In his position with OCSIC, he will manage contract support for U.S. operations in the country. At MCSC, Whited served as deputy product manager for Marine Corps Network and Infrastructure Services within Information Systems and Infrastructure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

Civilian Marine to lend contracting expertise during Middle East deployment

A Marine Corps Systems Command employee is exchanging the safety of home to serve his county in the Middle East.

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William “Bill” Taylor, Program Executive Officer Land Systems and a member of the Senior Executive Service, speaks to the audience during a Change of Leadership ceremony June 21 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Taylor—who has served as the Marine Corps’ only PEO since 2007—relinquished his duties after being selected as the next assistant deputy commandant for Sustainment for Marine Corps Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph) - William “Bill” Taylor, Program Executive Officer Land Systems and a member of the Senior Executive Service, speaks to the audience during a Change of Leadership ceremony June 21 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Taylor—who has served as the Marine Corps’ only PEO since 2007—relinquished his duties after being selected as the next assistant deputy commandant for Sustainment for Marine Corps Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Marine Corps bids farewell to first, only PEO

After nearly 10 years as the Marine Corps first and only Program Executive Officer, the man charged with building the organization is moving on to his next challenge. William “Bill” Taylor, PEO Land Systems and a member of the Senior Executive Service, was recently selected to be the next assistant deputy commandant for Sustainment for Marine Corps Aviation. Taylor relinquished his responsibilities to acting PEO LS Col. Andrew Bianca June 21. As the former aviator “departed the pattern,” he left knowing the programs he initiated and those that were handed off to him are all on solid footing, and that both Marine Corps and DoD leaders have a better understanding and appreciation of Marine Corps acquisition.

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Bill Jones (center), project officer for Combat Equipment Support Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, welcomes attendees June 7 to the funeral for Serina Vine, a World War II veteran who passed away May 21. Because Vine had no known next of kin, Jones and two other MCSC employees came together to organize her funeral, complete with full military honors. More than 200 people attended the ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia, thanks to the efforts of the MCSC members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - Bill Jones (center), project officer for Combat Equipment Support Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, welcomes attendees June 7 to the funeral for Serina Vine, a World War II veteran who passed away May 21. Because Vine had no known next of kin, Jones and two other MCSC employees came together to organize her funeral, complete with full military honors. More than 200 people attended the ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia, thanks to the efforts of the MCSC members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

MCSC employees unite more than 200 to pay respect to World War II vet

A line of cars snaked around Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia, June 7, as more than 200 people waited to pay final respects to a woman they had never met. Serina Vine, a 91-year-old World War II veteran, passed away May 21, at the Department of Veteran Affairs Community Living Center in Washington, D.C. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, where she worked in radio intelligence from 1944–1946. With no known family, Vine lived at the VA facility since 1995, after being found homeless in Washington, D.C.

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A new update of the Joint Tactical Common Operation Picture Workstation, or JTCW, generally used in combat operation centers, will provide leaders with better situational awareness to help improve their decision-making capabilities on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers) - A new update of the Joint Tactical Common Operation Picture Workstation, or JTCW, generally used in combat operation centers, will provide leaders with better situational awareness to help improve their decision-making capabilities on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers)

Battlefield appears with the touch of a finger

Marine Corps Systems Command is rolling out a major tactical software update that will give leaders improved situational awareness and decision-making capabilities on the battlefield. The Joint Tactical Common Operational Picture Workstation, or JTCW, combines seven tactical applications into one user interface. It is a single digital display of relevant operational information shared by battalion and higher leadership connected on the Global Combat and Control System Tactical Combat Operations network.

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Sgt. Maj. Fletcher Pearson (center) prepares to pass the noncommissioned officer sword to Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, during a Relief and Appointment ceremony June 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Pearson, who retired after 30 years in the Marine Corps, relinquished responsibility as the command’s senior enlisted leader to Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith (right). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph) - Sgt. Maj. Fletcher Pearson (center) prepares to pass the noncommissioned officer sword to Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, during a Relief and Appointment ceremony June 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Pearson, who retired after 30 years in the Marine Corps, relinquished responsibility as the command’s senior enlisted leader to Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith (right). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)