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A 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Marine cleans off excess dirt from a Light-Armored Vehicle equipped with a new Anti-Tank weapons system at the 3rd LAR ramp prior to operational testing on range 500 aboard the Combat Center, Feb. 10, 2015. 3rd LAR has been training alongside 1st Tank Battalion and 1st LAR during operational testing of the new system. - A 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Marine cleans off excess dirt from a Light-Armored Vehicle equipped with a new Anti-Tank weapons system at the 3rd LAR ramp prior to operational testing on range 500 aboard the Combat Center, Feb. 10, 2015. 3rd LAR has been training alongside 1st Tank Battalion and 1st LAR during operational testing of the new system.

John Wahl, lead contracting officer for Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps, led a team effort that reduced the price of two GCSS-MC contracts by $2 million using Better Buying Power guidelines. GCSS-MC is the primary technology provider for the Marine Corps Logistics Modernization strategy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Carden Hedelt) - John Wahl, lead contracting officer for Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps, led a team effort that reduced the price of two GCSS-MC contracts by $2 million using Better Buying Power guidelines. GCSS-MC is the primary technology provider for the Marine Corps Logistics Modernization strategy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Carden Hedelt)

Sundar Sitaraman, a mechanical systems engineer who supports Advanced Amphibious Assault at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, studies the ADAMS software that simulates loads and forces on large equipment. He was in a class with other engineers from Marine Corps Systems Command and PEO LS that learned industry standards to gauge machine performance. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Jim Katzaman) - Sundar Sitaraman, a mechanical systems engineer who supports Advanced Amphibious Assault at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, studies the ADAMS software that simulates loads and forces on large equipment. He was in a class with other engineers from Marine Corps Systems Command and PEO LS that learned industry standards to gauge machine performance. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Jim Katzaman)

Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally, Department of the Navy deputy chief information officer for the Marine Corps, presents the 2015 Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association Copernicus Award to David Vierra, who is joined by his wife Mila, Feb. 10 in San Diego, Calif. Vierra, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, received the award for his sustained, superior performance in the field of interoperability and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence/information technology. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Wil Williams) - Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally, Department of the Navy deputy chief information officer for the Marine Corps, presents the 2015 Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association Copernicus Award to David Vierra, who is joined by his wife Mila, Feb. 10 in San Diego, Calif. Vierra, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, received the award for his sustained, superior performance in the field of interoperability and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence/information technology. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Wil Williams)

Jim Smerchansky, Marine Corps Systems Command executive director, talks about career paths at the Naval Acquisition Development Program Annual Training Symposium in Crystal City, Virginia. - Jim Smerchansky, Marine Corps Systems Command executive director, talks about career paths at the Naval Acquisition Development Program Annual Training Symposium in Crystal City, Virginia.

Marines engage targets with artillery and air fire during Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 9. LSE-14 was conducted to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated and constructive military training activities. Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, and other military leaders discussed how to better integrate LVC into military training Dec. 5 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Rick Hurtado) - Marines engage targets with artillery and air fire during Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 9. LSE-14 was conducted to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated and constructive military training activities. Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, and other military leaders discussed how to better integrate LVC into military training Dec. 5 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Rick Hurtado)

Participants prepare to launch their makeshift boats during the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch’s inaugural bathtub boat race Nov. 21 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Seven teams assigned to the AVTB, a subordinate unit of Marine Corps Systems Command, were challenged to build boats out of scavenged and recycled materials. - Participants prepare to launch their makeshift boats during the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch’s inaugural bathtub boat race Nov. 21 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Seven teams assigned to the AVTB, a subordinate unit of Marine Corps Systems Command, were challenged to build boats out of scavenged and recycled materials.

Mary Lacey, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, speaks to attendees during the “Making Connections” forum Nov. 13 at the Gray Research Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The event was hosted by Marine Corps Females in Technology, or MC-FIT, a new organization sponsored by the Marine Corps Systems Command engineering competency. - Mary Lacey, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, speaks to attendees during the “Making Connections” forum Nov. 13 at the Gray Research Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The event was hosted by Marine Corps Females in Technology, or MC-FIT, a new organization sponsored by the Marine Corps Systems Command engineering competency.

Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman said the expanded modeling and simulation facility at Marine Corps Base Quantico will help the Corps "integrate real-world data to our troops." The facility was opened Nov. 12 by officials from Marine Corps Systems Command and Georgia Tech Research Institute. - Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman said the expanded modeling and simulation facility at Marine Corps Base Quantico will help the Corps "integrate real-world data to our troops." The facility was opened Nov. 12 by officials from Marine Corps Systems Command and Georgia Tech Research Institute.