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Robots on the Frontline: Clearing Hazards with MTGR

As the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, rapid capability fielding is proving critical to maintaining a decisive operational edge on the modern battlefield. In preparation for the future fight, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager Combat Support Systems (PM CSS) has achieved a significant milestone by fielding the Micro Tactical Ground Robot (MTGR)—a lightweight, agile, and modular robotic platform engineered for rapid standoff explosive hazard detection and neutralization

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SCAR: Modernizing Satellite Communications at the Speed of War

As the world continues its march into an era of great power conflict, modern warfare is increasingly defined by rapid technological advancements, contested logistics, and the need for resilient communications. Today, reliable connectivity not only enables operations—but rather is the backbone of warfighting, spanning multiple technologies and frequencies to ensure coordination, adaptability, and success, even deep behind enemy lines.

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Holiday Heroes: In Service of Mission and Cheer

Since the earliest days of our nation’s history, the United States Marine Corps has been home to countless heroes—men and women who have risked their lives in service to our country and our constitution. From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, legendary Marines like Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly, and Cpl. Joseph Vittori have forged enduring legacies of valor and selflessness that continue to inspire generations of Americans.

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Survivability Under Fire: Expeditionary Medicine in Contested Logistics - Survivability Under Fire: Expeditionary Medicine in Contested Logistics

Survivability Under Fire: Expeditionary Medicine in Contested Logistics

As the world enters an era of renewed great power competition, the Marine Corps is rapidly modernizing to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield. Envisioning a return to contested littorals, Marine Corps Systems Command’s PM Combat Support Systems is fielding cutting-edge expeditionary medical capabilities designed to increase warfighter survivability behind enemy lines. Guided by Force Design, the Expeditionary Medical Systems team is rapidly deploying these advanced medical capabilities to ensure Marines are prepared for the future fight.

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Marine Corps’ Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) production remains on schedule with deliveries beginning in January

In June 2024, the Marine Corps awarded a production contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for the Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV). This contract is a significant step towards enabling rapid emplacements, displacements, command and control (C2), and communications on the move supporting the ongoing modernization efforts of the Marine Corps. With deliveries beginning in January 2025 and completing in July 2025, the initial procurement of 18 MCVs will equip Marine Littoral Regiments (MLRs) Medium-range Missile (MMSL) firing units in support of the Marine Corps’ Artillery Modernization Plan. The program is budgeted to continue production of an additional 18 MCVs in FY25, with deliveries starting in August 2025 and completing in early 2026.

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Commandant, Gen. Smith, Visits Trondheim - The 39th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, tours the Figård Cave apart of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway in Trondheim, Norway on Oct. 26, 2024. General Smith was in Norway for scheduled office calls with Norwegian defense officials and to speak with Marines and recognize their accomplishments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld).

Leveraging International Exchanges: A Force Multiplier ahead of the Future Fight

Since World War II, the U.S. has led the Free World, shaping a Western order based on free trade, democracy, and a fundamental respect for the rule of law. In June 1963—with the Cuban Missile Crisis fresh in humanity’s collective memory-- President Kennedy, speaking in West Germany, emphasized global interdependence, noting that allies share America’s challenges. "For we live in an age of interdependence,” he declared.

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Down Under Demo: ONR Touts Additive Manufacturing Tech at Australian Event - U.S. Marines inspect equipment in the ONR-sponsored Expeditionary Fabrication Laboratory (XFAB) during Autonomous Warrior 2023 in Australia. Equipped with multiple 3D printers, scanners, laser cutters and other support tools, the XFAB enables warfighters to fabricate and produce repair parts and other customized solutions while on deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael Walls)

How Marines are 3D Printing Lethality in Contested Logistics Environments

In the face of renewed great power competition, the U.S. Marine Corps is adapting to an evolving battlespace where adversaries aim to disrupt our supply chains and challenge American military capabilities across all domains—land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace—and in every theater of operations, from the Indo-Pacific to Europe to the Arctic. To counter these evolving threats, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Combat Support Systems (PM CSS)

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Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, fires a MK22 ASR during a battlesight zero range at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Lam, a surveillance and target acquisition team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, fires a MK22 ASR during a battlesight zero range at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, May 1, 2024. A BZO is the elevation and windage settings required to place a single shot, or the center of a shot group, in a predesignated location. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Lam is a native of California.

MK22 program reaches FOC a full year ahead of schedule

Marine Corps Systems Command recently reached Fully Operational Capability (FOC) for the MK 22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR). This milestone marks a critical step forward in modernizing the Marine Corps’ sniper capabilities of Reconnaissance and Infantry units. "Fully Operational Capability is achieved when all the Infantry and Reconnaissance units, as well as MOS-producing schools, have been fielded to and new equipment training is completed," stated Maj Michael Billings, Weapons Team Lead, Marine Corps Systems Command.

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Robots on the Frontline: Clearing Hazards with MTGR

SCAR: Modernizing Satellite Communications at the Speed of War

Holiday Heroes: In Service of Mission and Cheer

Survivability Under Fire: Expeditionary Medicine in Contested Logistics

Marine Corps’ Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) production remains on schedule with deliveries beginning in January

Leveraging International Exchanges: A Force Multiplier ahead of the Future Fight

How Marines are 3D Printing Lethality in Contested Logistics Environments

MK22 program reaches FOC a full year ahead of schedule

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