New MCSC program standardizes rescue equipment, fields to Marine firefighters - A Marine with 2nd Marine Air Wing’s Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting uses a hydraulic spreader tool during a training event for the recently fielded Expeditionary Fire and Rescue Hydraulic Extrication Family of Systems, held April 23, aboard Marine Corps Base Cherry Point, North Carolina. In April, Marine Corps Systems Command’s EFR team conducted its first-ever fielding of the new, standardized rescue equipment designed to support Marine firefighters in removing personnel from air or ground vehicles in emergency situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Supporting the future fight: MCSC modernizing infantry capabilities - Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct rifle training in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS America. Throughout the 2010s, Marine Corps Systems Command developed and fielded several new infantry weapon and optic capabilities designed to increase close-combat lethality and survivability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Arnesia McIntyre)

MCSC supports Air Force-led effort to safely transport COVID-19 patients - Representatives from the Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and Navy gather inside a prototype Negatively Pressurized CONEX, April 30, 2020, aboard Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. In 2020, Marine Corps Systems Command assisted in an Air Force-led effort to design and acquire the transportation system intended to support patients affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Corps’ power, water systems are getting lean and going green - Lance Cpl. Anthony Bryan, a water support technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, drinks from a Lightweight Water Purification System during the command post exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 8, 2020. Marine Corps Systems Command is developing power- and water-generation systems to help small Marine units become more self-sufficient and less reliant on resupply forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

DON recognizes MCSC employees for Test and Evaluation efforts - Marine Corps Systems Command’s Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian; U.S. Navy Executive Director for Innovation, Technology Requirements and Test and Evaluation Rick Quade; PEO Land System’s John Garner; and MCSC’s Sgt. Maj. Michael Cato pose with MCSC’s Department of Navy T&E Awards winners Andrew Ferguson, Lou Ferguson and Dr. Giang Pham, April 15, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Not pictured: Maj. Richard Zjawin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Tonya Smith)

MCTSSA hosts distinguished visitors - Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity hosted two dozen distinguished visitors for a day-long familiarization event April 6, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Corps to Begin Trial Run for New Physical Training Uniform - Cpl. Olanda Baronette, with Security Battalion, Headquarters Company, demonstrates a prototype version of the new Physical Training Uniform. On April 13, Marine Corps Systems Command awarded four contracts to manufacture prototypes for an updated PTU, which will then be tested and evaluated by MCSC. The uniform will provide a more athletic fit that aligns with today’s commercial clothing trends. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Tonya Smith)

New Marine Corps maternity uniforms: designed by women, for women - Emily Madden, a U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center clothing designer supporting Marine Corps Systems Command, demonstrates a prototype version of the modified maternity nursing shirt on Maj. Elena N. Vallely, March 4, 2021, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. In April 2021, MCSC will begin gradually releasing a series of updated maternity items in response to concerns about fit, comfort and appearance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Tonya Smith)

Deputy Program Manager for TRASYS retires after 37 years of service - Ms. Kim Yarboro, Deputy Program Manager for Training Systems, addresses the audience during her retirement ceremony at the Partnership III building in Orlando, March 30, 2021. Yarboro’s 37-year career culminated with her serving as Deputy Program Manager for Training Systems, where she was responsible for the oversight and management of all nonstandard training systems and devices for the Marine Corps including live, virtual and constructive simulations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cole Dynes)

MCSC launches Task Force to modernize IT network - Capt. Brittany Snelgrove (left), a lead network engineer, and Mike Fulinara, an engineer, both of Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, review the data from the NETPAC network capture and analysis system March 16, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. MCTSSA is a component of the Task Force Aquila MCEN Lab Federation along with other designated Marine Corps and Naval labs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Amy Forsythe, Public Affairs Officer, MCTSSA)