Military leaders discuss live, virtual, constructive training integration at I/ITSEC
December 8, 2014 — “Virtual training bridges the gap between classroom and live training,” the commander of Marine Corps Systems Command told the audience of military and defense industry representatives during a panel discussion Dec. 2 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida.
The panel, composed of Marine Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader and representatives from the other military services and the Department of Defense, came together to discuss how to better integrate the use of live, virtual and constructive training systems by the U.S. military.
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Marine engineers get creative in inaugural bathtub race
November 26, 2014 — Marine Corps Systems Command’s Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch was the venue for some resourceful marine engineering during its inaugural bathtub race.
The bathtub race—spearheaded by AVTB’s Operations Officer Wil Wright to generate creativity and healthy competition among the branch’s seven sections—required each of AVTB’s sections to design and build a makeshift boat from scratch.
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New organization helps women in technical fields stay connected
November 17, 2014 — MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia—Marine Corps Females in Technology, or MC-FIT, a new organization sponsored by the Marine Corps Systems Command engineering competency, hosted its inaugural professional development event Nov. 13 at the Gray Research Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MORE
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Marine Corps, Georgia Tech unveil modeling, simulation facility
November 14, 2014 — MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia-An expanded modeling and simulation facility opened for business Nov. 12 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Marine Corps Systems Command and Georgia Tech Research Institute officials joined those from federal, state and local government to unveil the state-of-the-art, multi-use site, which offers customized service for agencies eager to develop a broad spectrum of capabilities for the warfighter. MORE
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Andy Rodgers: Perfect fit for Marines
November 6, 2014 — MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia—Andy Rodgers spent Halloween weekend at Parris Island, South Carolina, for his nephew’s graduation from boot camp. Rodgers didn’t offer any advice. Instead, he was interested in what his nephew had to say, how he felt—apart from wanting to get as far away from Parris Island as he could, a feeling Rodgers remembers well.
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Marine Corps acquisition team gets trigger time
October 27, 2014 — On Oct. 24 dozens of acquisition professionals from Marine Corps Systems Command got out from behind their desks and behind the scopes of infantry weapons – the same ones they work hard to deliver to Marines in the fleet.“In a word, awesome,” is how Elizabeth Jansen described her experience. Jansen, a financial analyst for raids and recon, spends MORE
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Civilian Marine lends a hand in multi-agency Ebola effort
October 22, 2014 — A little acquisition experience can go a long way.
In the White House's call for ideas to provide personal protective equipment to those caring for Ebola patients in West Africa, that acquisition experience is coming from Scott Paris, a Marine Corps Systems Command employee.
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MCSC holds National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
October 17, 2014 — Marine Corps Systems Command held a celebration culminating the observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month Oct. 15, in Stafford, Virginia. The event, called “Fiesta of Flavors,” was hosted by MCSC’s Marine Air Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications, or MC3, and featured a food tasting, trivia competition and guest speaker, Donald Calero. MORE
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From barrio to Marine Corps, Velazquez succeeded because Father knew best
October 10, 2014 — A 16-year-old Luis E. Velazquez woke up in rural Humacao, Puerto Rico, and headed for a bus leaving from the small market in the center of town. He didn’t know which way to go when he got off in Santurce, a barrio of San Juan. He just knew Santurce reminded him of New York—the way it looked and sounded, and made him feel he needed to look like he MORE
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Fielding decision made on new civil affairs app
October 9, 2014 — After several years in development, the Marine Corps civil affairs community is getting smartphones armed with software that will streamline civil-military assistance operations. Trading pen and paper for smartphone and stylus, the Marine Corps Civil Information Management System, called MARCIMS, will allow civil affairs units to automate their entire process for data collection, planning, and reporting during disaster relief or humanitarian assistance missions. MORE
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