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MCSC fielding new cold weather boot in 2021 - Capt. Caleb Haney, a project officer with the Program Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment at Marine Corps Systems Command, assembles the Marine Corps Intense Cold Weather Boot Nov. 13 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Scheduled to field in fiscal year 2021, the ICWB is full-grain, leather boot designed for use in temperatures as cold as -20 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Marine Corps fields first new service pistol in 35 years - A Marine instructor shoots the M18 Modular Handgun System at a firing range during Instructor and Key Personnel Training June 25 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the M18 in September. The striker-fired, semi-automatic 9-mm weapon will be the Marine Corps’ new service pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by David Jordan)

Corps seeks lighter, more capable rifle optic for combat arms Marines - Marine Corps Systems Command is looking for information to inform a requirement for a new Squad Common Optic for combat arms Marines. The SCO is a rifle scope that will replace the current Rifle Combat Optic and Squad Day Optic for the M4, M4A1 and M27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish)

Enhancements underway for Corps’ handheld targeting system - A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, uses a Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability system to locate notional targets during a close-air-support training event with the British Royal Air Force at Holbeach Range, England, Feb. 20, 2019. Fielded in 2017, the Corps plans to integrate new features into the CLRF-IC to enhance its effectiveness on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

Next gen binoculars increase survivability for Recon, EOD Marines - A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Platoon waits on the flight deck while training in the Pacific Ocean. Marine Corps Systems Command is fielding Force Recon and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines greater capability with the Binocular Night Vision Goggle II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish)