Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, initiated a limited user evaluation (LUE) of the Military Light Frame (MLF), a new load-bearing option designed to improve comfort and mobility without sacrificing durability, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2025. For the next nine months, representatives from Combat Support Systems (CSS) will work closely with the unit, collecting feedback on the frame’s performance during training and real-world scenarios. In the coming weeks, Marines will put the system through its paces during exercises in Bridgeport, California, and at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.
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In the ever-evolving battlespace of modern communications, Staff Sgt. Trentin Dunn is helping ensure Marines remain one step ahead. Based out of Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, with the Tactical Communications and Electromagnetic Warfare program office, Dunn traveled to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, recently to train II Marine Expeditionary Force’s Communication Strategy and Operations unit on the implementation of TCE’s latest 5G expeditionary transmission system.
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To enhance the lethality of individual Marine warfighters, 25 School of Infantry-West instructors will spend the summer testing a new design for Marine Corps Systems Command’s Optional Boot Program.
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The world is changing. In an era where communication is as vital as ammunition, the Marine Corps is equipping its warfighters with a powerful new tool: the Handheld Radio Test Set (HHRTS). Designed to keep pace with increasingly complex communication platforms, HHRTS delivers precision diagnostics in a compact, field-ready package—no maintenance bay required.
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