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Col. Mike Manning, program manager of Infantry Weapons Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, speaks May 13 at the Acquisition Professional Officer Operational Advisory Group. He never thought he would return to acquisition, yet today he is a senior leader at the command. - Col. Mike Manning, program manager of Infantry Weapons Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, speaks May 13 at the Acquisition Professional Officer Operational Advisory Group. He never thought he would return to acquisition, yet today he is a senior leader at the command.

Master Sgt. Kevin Morris (left), project officer for Marine Corps water systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, holds up the filtration system for the small unit water purifier prototype during a demonstration for Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina May 9. The prototype is designed for platoon-level units and smaller. The system weighs approximately 75 pounds and allows a platoon-size element of Marines to purify 7-10 gallons of water per hour from local water sources. - Master Sgt. Kevin Morris (left), project officer for Marine Corps water systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, holds up the filtration system for the small unit water purifier prototype during a demonstration for Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina May 9. The prototype is designed for platoon-level units and smaller. The system weighs approximately 75 pounds and allows a platoon-size element of Marines to purify 7-10 gallons of water per hour from local water sources.

A Marine with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, operates Joint Battle Command-Platform inside a vehicle during Network Integration Evaluation 14.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas. About 900 Marines joined the Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division at the evaluation, which serves as an operational laboratory to incrementally enhance the Army's tactical network. JBC-P, a new situational awareness capability for the Army and Marine Corps, is built with today's force in mind featuring touch-to-zoom maps, drag-and-drop icons and a Google Earth-like interface. - A Marine with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, operates Joint Battle Command-Platform inside a vehicle during Network Integration Evaluation 14.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas. About 900 Marines joined the Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division at the evaluation, which serves as an operational laboratory to incrementally enhance the Army's tactical network. JBC-P, a new situational awareness capability for the Army and Marine Corps, is built with today's force in mind featuring touch-to-zoom maps, drag-and-drop icons and a Google Earth-like interface.

A Marine calibrates a multimeter, a device used to measure properties of electricity such as voltage, current and resistance, using the multimeter workstation standards from the Expeditionary Test, Diagnostic and Measurement Equipment Maintenance System. The ETMS lets Marines calibrate test equipment in 28 different test areas. - A Marine calibrates a multimeter, a device used to measure properties of electricity such as voltage, current and resistance, using the multimeter workstation standards from the Expeditionary Test, Diagnostic and Measurement Equipment Maintenance System. The ETMS lets Marines calibrate test equipment in 28 different test areas.

Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (right), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, introduces Col. Joseph Shrader at the April 30 MCSC Town Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Shrader has been selected for promotion to brigadier general and will assume command of MCSC in July. - Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (right), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, introduces Col. Joseph Shrader at the April 30 MCSC Town Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Shrader has been selected for promotion to brigadier general and will assume command of MCSC in July.

All Marines benefit from the excellent rating given to Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Services in its first command cyber readiness inspection. The results ensure the viability and security of Marines’ pay, promotion and training systems so the warfighters can focus on their primary mission. - All Marines benefit from the excellent rating given to Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Services in its first command cyber readiness inspection. The results ensure the viability and security of Marines’ pay, promotion and training systems so the warfighters can focus on their primary mission.

2nd Lt. Andrew Petrevics, a student at The Basic School, passes by the fitLight Trainer sensor after completing the high-crawl obstacle on Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Corps Load Effects Assessment Program, or MCLEAP, course Dec. 20, 2013, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Petrevics was part of a group of Marines testing the fitLight timing system, an upgrade MCSC’s Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad team made to MCLEAP to obtain more concise data for improving current and future gear for infantry Marines. - 2nd Lt. Andrew Petrevics, a student at The Basic School, passes by the fitLight Trainer sensor after completing the high-crawl obstacle on Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Corps Load Effects Assessment Program, or MCLEAP, course Dec. 20, 2013, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Petrevics was part of a group of Marines testing the fitLight timing system, an upgrade MCSC’s Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad team made to MCLEAP to obtain more concise data for improving current and future gear for infantry Marines.

With her rucksack packed, Marianne Lumsden is ready for her deployment to Afghanistan in support of the Ministry of Defense Advisors program. Lumsden is a retired Air Force major and Marine Corps Systems Command employee. - With her rucksack packed, Marianne Lumsden is ready for her deployment to Afghanistan in support of the Ministry of Defense Advisors program. Lumsden is a retired Air Force major and Marine Corps Systems Command employee.