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In late September, Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles. The ACV is designed to fully replace the Corps’ aging fleet of AAVs through the 2020s. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez) - In late September, Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles. The ACV is designed to fully replace the Corps’ aging fleet of AAVs through the 2020s. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Marine Corps fields first new service pistol in 35 years - A Marine instructor shoots the M18 Modular Handgun System at a firing range during Instructor and Key Personnel Training June 25 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the M18 in September. The striker-fired, semi-automatic 9-mm weapon will be the Marine Corps’ new service pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by David Jordan)

Corps’ ‘monster machine’ reaches full-rate production - Marines use a Rough Terrain Container Handler to offload cargo that was transported by Sailors from USNS 1st Lt Baldomero Lopez to Green Beach on Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Feb. 12, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 20. A Marine Corps Systems Command program of record, the RTCH moves 20-to-40-foot ISO containers on rough terrain, beaches and other surfaces to assist with land and amphibious missions. In September 2020, an upgraded version of the system reached full-rate production and is expected to field in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 conduct New Equipment Training with Phase II of the Common Aviation Command and Control System aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2019. CAC2S modernizes aviation command and control equipment and improves interoperability among Marine Air Command and Control squadrons, Marine Air-Ground Task Force assets and joint agencies. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full rate production units of CAC2S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc) - U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 conduct New Equipment Training with Phase II of the Common Aviation Command and Control System aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2019. CAC2S modernizes aviation command and control equipment and improves interoperability among Marine Air Command and Control squadrons, Marine Air-Ground Task Force assets and joint agencies. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full rate production units of CAC2S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)