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Marine Corps soliciting proposals for new hearing enhancement device - A Marine communicates a message to his team while wearing a helmet protection system. On April 22, Marine Corps Systems Command released a Request for Proposals for hearing enhancement devices to protect Marines’ hearing while increasing their situational awareness in a variety of training and combat environments. MCSC will assess the submissions to ensure compatibility with Marine Corps radios and the Marine Corps Enhanced Combat Helmet (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe)

Corps requests proposals for tropical uniforms, plans to field in 2020 - An infantry Marine from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducts patrols wearing a prototype tropical utility uniform Oct. 5, 2017, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation exercise at Kahuku’s Training Area, Hawaii. On April 14, Marine Corps Systems Command released a Request for Proposals to industry for new tropical uniforms for Marines to wear while training or embarking on missions in warm-weather climates. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Popular training program increases Marine survivability - A Marine with 1st Marine Division escapes from a Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer during Underwater Egress Training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer facility, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 19, 2019. The Underwater Egress Trainer program teaches Marines and other authorized personnel to egress from sinking or submerged platforms, including aircraft, amphibious ships or ground vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

MCSC fields upgraded tablet-based technology - U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrol between landing zones using a Marine Common Handheld tablet during exercise Island Marauder on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Sept. 25, 2019. In December 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command fielded the upgraded version of MCH that increases interoperability and reduces bandwidth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Tso)

Corps fields next-generation body armor to Marines - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Nash, a rifleman with 1st Marine Division, provides cover fire while wearing the Plate Carrier Generation III during the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 28, 2020. Developed by Marine Corps Systems Command, the PC Gen. III is a lightweight body armor system comprising protective plates to guard against bullets and fragmentation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jack C. Howell)