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MCTSSA hosts Testing and Demo Days for XFAB - A team of engineers assisted in testing the Marine Corps Enterprise Network connectivity of the portable expeditionary fabrication lab, on Camp Pendleton, California, April 5-9, 2021. Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity hosted a team of design experts who tested the network connectivity of the portable expeditionary fabrication lab, a self-contained, transportable additive manufacturing lab that can deploy with battalion-level Marine maintenance units. (Photo by Amy Forsythe, Public Affairs Officer, MCTSSA)
MCTSSA hosts distinguished visitors - Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity hosted two dozen distinguished visitors for a day-long familiarization event April 6, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
Leadership through listening: MCSC works to improve fit and function of protective gear - John Hernandez, a new equipment trainer supporting Marine Corps Systems Command, helps a Marine adjust her Plate Carrier Generation III, Oct. 22 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MCSC addressed issues with its personal protective equipment and its use of innovative technologies and test trials to field updated gear during a Uniform and Equipment Engagement for senior Marine Corps leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)
Voice of the infantry: Gunner serves as conduit between MCSC, FMF - Gunnery Sgt. David Tomlinson before participating in a clearing operation in Haditha Dam, Iraq, in 2006. In January 2019, Tomlinson became Marine Corps Systems Command’s first infantry weapons officer, or gunner, enabling him to relay equipment feedback from Fleet Marines to MCSC program offices. (Courtesy photo)
Marines test grenade launcher during fielding event - Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force practice shooting the M320A1 grenade launcher Jan. 31 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marine Corps Systems Command fielded the M320A1 to II MEF as a replacement for the M203A2 currently in use. Fielding to infantry units is expected to be complete in fiscal year 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Samantha Bates)
Marines meet the makers of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle - Marines from the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion—slated to receive the first of the Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicles—sign the side of an unfinished ACV at a manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 16, 2019. Marines from 3rd AA Bn. received the rare opportunity to visit the ACV’s main production facility and meet with the workforce building the vehicle. (Courtesy Photo)
Marines, engineers conduct a first-of-its-kind 3D printing exercise - Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion along with engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory pose with a concrete bunker during a 3D concrete printing exercise Aug. 15, in Champaign, Illinois. Working with Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell and the Army Corps of Engineers, 7th ESB Marines from the 1st Marine Logistics Group used the Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures—or ACES—printer to conduct 3D concrete printing of the structure using the largest-ever print nozzle to evaluate emerging technology for future application in Marine Corps engineering operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Michael Smith, 7th ESB)
Corps’ advanced manufacturing training transitions to MCSC - inside for a battle royal at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2018. Marine Corps Systems Command created the Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell in response to the transition of advanced manufacturing training—including Marine Maker course—from Next Generation Logistics to MCSC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Sorci)
Conversations about Marine Corps acquisition, innovation, and gear with host Tripp Elliott, MCSC Head of Command Safety.
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