Greater Vision: G/ATOR pulls together multiple systems to see complete battlefield
December 22, 2010 — As current Marine Corps radars systems approach the middle age of an average person, the upcoming Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) promises a system of new technologies and enhanced mobility and reliability while also providing large reductions in operating and maintenance costs.The new radar will not only stand on its own, according to MORE
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With help from family, friends and fans, MCSC members experience ‘People’s Marathon’
December 21, 2010 — Coming into this year’s Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, Gunnery Sergeant John Caraway, who works in Marine Corps Systems Command’s (MCSC) Communications, Intelligence and Networking Systems, had competed in four consecutive Marine Corps Marathons with several years of long-distance training under his belt. Through those years of training, he MORE
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Quantico Student Among 24 Honored for Achievements
November 4, 2010 — The daughter of a Marine assigned to Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) was one of 24 students awarded a Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Scholarship at the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in September. Tatiana J. Pile, daughter of Gunnery Sergeant Claude Pile, and fellow students in attendance represented more than 1,400 other children MORE
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Industry partners hear about Marine Corps needs
October 6, 2010 — Bottom-line themes “lighten the load, energy and affordability” resonated throughout the conference. The two days of presentations and discussions in April encompassed the 2010 Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (APBI) in Baltimore. This was Marine Corps Systems Command’s (MCSC) and Program Executive Officer Land Systems’ biennial meeting MORE
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Report to Industry: Fiscal challenges present greater opportunities to compete
September 30, 2010 — Addressing the top 100 industry representatives out of more than 6,000 attending Modern Day Marine in September 2010, officials from Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) and Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS) talked about changes and what to expect in the world of Marine Corps acquisition.The three-day exposition was sponsored by the MORE
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War Veterans: MCTSSA AE Day focuses on the extraordinary
July 29, 2010 — Resolute in their efforts to defeat the enemy, two Marines, serving more than six decades apart from each other, presented dramatic accounts of how innovation and change impacted their service at Iwo Jima during World War II and in Afghanistan today. These war veterans spoke at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity’s (MCTSSA) annual MORE
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Brogan era comes to an end as Kelley assumes command
July 16, 2010 — On a very hot and humid day in early July with temperatures rising toward three digits, Colonel Frank Kelley assumed command of Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) from Brigadier General Michael Brogan.“The first thing that I’d like you to do is think about the last four years we’ve had under General Brogan’s leadership,” Kelley said. “I am MORE
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MCSC works jointly with PEOs to support the warfighter
July 8, 2010 — In support of the warfighter, Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) reaches out to specialists throughout the Corps and the other military services. These are the Program Executive Offices (PEOs) where pools of equipment and systems specialists readily offer expertise in their particular subjects.Collectively, the PEOs are an alphabet soup of MORE
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Marine high-tech test lab named to honor fallen Major
July 1, 2010 — The Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) dedicated its new Ground Combat Element Test Laboratory July 1 to the memory of Major Gerald M. Bloomfield II, who was killed on Nov. 2, 2005, when his Super Cobra attack helicopter crashed while flying in support of combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.Bloomfield served at MCTSSA as the MORE
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PEO LS manager receives Spirit of Hope award
May 12, 2010 — For almost a decade, Joe Finch has dedicated his time and service visiting and caring for wounded service members from the Washington, D.C., area to New Jersey. The Civilian Marine did not seek recognition. Nevertheless, he has received the 2009 Spirit of Hope award.The Wiegand Foundation, in coordination with the Office of the Secretary of MORE
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