A Fond Farewell to the Voice of Marine Corps Acquisitions - Then-Sgt. Emanuel “Manny” Pacheco learning the recruiting ropes from a fellow Marine in Times Square, New York City, in 1987. Pacheco’s illustrious 40-year career included a stint as a Public Affairs non-commissioned officer for Recruiting Station New York. Pacheco retired at a ceremony held at the National Museum of the Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Va., on March 8, 2023.

Award-Winning CHAOS Team Harnesses Data to Drive Cyber Innovations - Marine Corps Systems Command has teamed up with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command to field Big Data Platform Cyber Hunt & Analytic Operations System, also known as BDP-CHAOS, a system capable of ingesting hundreds of new data flows and developing situational awareness and common operating pictures for the Joint Cyber Force.

170824-M-YB119-001 - The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions recently named Marine Corps Systems Command’s Col. Robert Bailey to lead their Marine Corps Manpower IT Systems Modernization portfolio. The Marine Corps Manpower IT Systems Modernization, or MITSM, portfolio is PEO MLB’s newest addition, aimed to modernize and improve the efficiency of its personnel and human resources management systems.

The Corps’ Newest SATCOM Terminal Adds Lethality Through Speed - A satellite communications operator with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group sets up the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications – Expeditionary, or MCWS-X, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Designed to be transported by a single Marine – and set up by that same Marine in less than 15 minutes – the innovative new system allows Marines on the ground to quickly and securely connect to various SATCOM frequencies while providing high throughput rate.

Fielding the Radios of the Future with MARCORSYSCOM - A Marine Corps radio operator programs a PRC-152 multiband handheld radio during a blackout communication exercise at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 29, 2020. Expected in the field by 2024, the Corps’ new handheld multichannel radios will provide the Fleet Marine Force with an enhanced capability that increases resiliency and survivability through network interoperability during missions involving both ground and vehicular based forces.

Tommy West – assistant program manager for engineering, Program Manager Engineering Systems – played four years of professional baseball with the Texas Ranger organization before beginning his career as an engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command. Remembering how he played catch in August 2022 with a Marine Corps master sergeant, West said, “I never made it to the big leagues, but thanks to the Marine Corps, I sure made it to the Field of Dreams.” (Courtesy photo by Tommy West) - Tommy West – assistant program manager for engineering, Program Manager Engineering Systems – played four years of professional baseball with the Texas Ranger organization before beginning his career as an engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command. Remembering how he played catch in August 2022 with a Marine Corps master sergeant, West said, “I never made it to the big leagues, but thanks to the Marine Corps, I sure made it to the Field of Dreams.” (Courtesy photo by Tommy West)

U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force work with Airmen from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Operations Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing to on-load a MAC 50 all-terrain crane onto a C5-M Super Galaxy at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2022. Marine Corps Systems Command has been modernizing the legacy cranes as part of a Service Life Extension Program, which includes upgraded controls and overhauled engines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric LaClair) - U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force work with Airmen from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Operations Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing to on-load a MAC 50 all-terrain crane onto a C5-M Super Galaxy at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2022. Marine Corps Systems Command has been modernizing the legacy cranes as part of a Service Life Extension Program, which includes upgraded controls and overhauled engines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric LaClair)

U.S. Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion Bulk Fuel Company B, 4th Marine Logistics Group conducting field training with the new Expeditionary Fuel Dispensing System, or EFDS. EFDS is a new program of record that reconfigures capabilities existent in legacy fuel systems, such as the Amphibious Assault Fuel System and the Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System into smaller, more agile expedient capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid) - U.S. Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion Bulk Fuel Company B, 4th Marine Logistics Group conducting field training with the new Expeditionary Fuel Dispensing System, or EFDS. EFDS is a new program of record that reconfigures capabilities existent in legacy fuel systems, such as the Amphibious Assault Fuel System and the Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System into smaller, more agile expedient capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)