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Jaspal Brar (center), an engineer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures and Technology—or SIAT—talks to Marines about the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Auxiliary Power Unit during a technology demonstration Feb. 5 in Quantico, Va. The 10-kilowatt APU is mounted behind the cab of the MTVR and allows various electrical functions to run while the main vehicle engine is off. Brar is leading MCSC’s initiative to evaluate the feasibility and potential energy savings of the MTVR APU. - Jaspal Brar (center), an engineer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures and Technology—or SIAT—talks to Marines about the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Auxiliary Power Unit during a technology demonstration Feb. 5 in Quantico, Va. The 10-kilowatt APU is mounted behind the cab of the MTVR and allows various electrical functions to run while the main vehicle engine is off. Brar is leading MCSC’s initiative to evaluate the feasibility and potential energy savings of the MTVR APU.

Michael Halloran, director of science and technology at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, addresses business representatives Jan. 30 at the Industry Interface Council in Dumfries, Va. Led by Marine Corps Systems Command, the council meets quarterly to enhance the command's effectiveness and glean ideas and feedback from industry leaders about improving communications. - Michael Halloran, director of science and technology at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, addresses business representatives Jan. 30 at the Industry Interface Council in Dumfries, Va. Led by Marine Corps Systems Command, the council meets quarterly to enhance the command's effectiveness and glean ideas and feedback from industry leaders about improving communications.

James Mayers (right), lead satellite communications engineer, and Martha Lively, satellite communications logistician, both in Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications at Marine Corps Systems Command, set up the an inflatable satellite communications antenna Nov. 18 in Huntsville, Ala. Mayers was selected by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and U.S. Naval Institute to receive the 2014 Copernicus Award for his contributions to the satellite communications field in 2013. - James Mayers (right), lead satellite communications engineer, and Martha Lively, satellite communications logistician, both in Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications at Marine Corps Systems Command, set up the an inflatable satellite communications antenna Nov. 18 in Huntsville, Ala. Mayers was selected by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and U.S. Naval Institute to receive the 2014 Copernicus Award for his contributions to the satellite communications field in 2013.

Rebecca Jaworski, a Marine Corps Systems Command biomedical engineer, explains fit and function of the fighting jacket variant of the modular scalable vest to the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion. Jaworski and fellow MCSC employee Mackie Jordan, an engineer (not pictured), spent several days embedded with the Marines of the 1st LAR during field exercises this November. - Rebecca Jaworski, a Marine Corps Systems Command biomedical engineer, explains fit and function of the fighting jacket variant of the modular scalable vest to the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion. Jaworski and fellow MCSC employee Mackie Jordan, an engineer (not pictured), spent several days embedded with the Marines of the 1st LAR during field exercises this November.

Dr. Rebecca Jaworski (left) and Mackie Jordan sit atop a Light Armored Vehicle before their late November embedment with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion outside of Ft. Irwin, Ca. As members of Marine Corps Systems Command’s Individual Armor Team, Jaworksi, a biomedical engineer, and Jordan, an engineer, conducted surveys of the Modular Scalable Vest prototype with Marines in the field. - Dr. Rebecca Jaworski (left) and Mackie Jordan sit atop a Light Armored Vehicle before their late November embedment with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion outside of Ft. Irwin, Ca. As members of Marine Corps Systems Command’s Individual Armor Team, Jaworksi, a biomedical engineer, and Jordan, an engineer, conducted surveys of the Modular Scalable Vest prototype with Marines in the field.

Naval medical personnel execute the startup process of the mobile, oxygen, ventilation and external suction system Jan. 7 at Camp Kinser. The sailors are with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Naval medical personnel execute the startup process of the mobile, oxygen, ventilation and external suction system Jan. 7 at Camp Kinser. The sailors are with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

A Chinese Eastwind EQ2050 vehicle (green) bears a striking resemblance to an original U.S. military Humvee (top), showing the results of tampering with and reverse engineering vital equipment. - A Chinese Eastwind EQ2050 vehicle (green) bears a striking resemblance to an original U.S. military Humvee (top), showing the results of tampering with and reverse engineering vital equipment.

(From left) Capt. Trevor Hoselton, Staff Sgt. Ken Thorson and Les Inbody with Marine Corps Systems Command’s Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon Project Office, look over a SMAW Mod 2 with a new modular ballistic sight at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., in late November. The other Marines, attached to The Basic School, participated in an operational assessment with the SMAW team and members of the Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity. - (From left) Capt. Trevor Hoselton, Staff Sgt. Ken Thorson and Les Inbody with Marine Corps Systems Command’s Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon Project Office, look over a SMAW Mod 2 with a new modular ballistic sight at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., in late November. The other Marines, attached to The Basic School, participated in an operational assessment with the SMAW team and members of the Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity.

Outgoing Deputy Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, issued interim policy Nov. 26, effective immediately, to replace the previous Department of Defense instruction 5000.02. This interim instruction provides the detailed procedures that guide the Operation of the Defense Acquisition System and applies to all organizational entities within the department. For more information, go to http://go.usa.gov/WtBW. For MCSC specific implementation guidance and instructions, visit VIPER: http://go.usa.gov/WtBR. - Outgoing Deputy Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, issued interim policy Nov. 26, effective immediately, to replace the previous Department of Defense instruction 5000.02. This interim instruction provides the detailed procedures that guide the Operation of the Defense Acquisition System and applies to all organizational entities within the department. For more information, go to http://go.usa.gov/WtBW. For MCSC specific implementation guidance and instructions, visit VIPER: http://go.usa.gov/WtBR.