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MCSC achieves fielding decision after ‘herculean’ effort - Sgt. Johnathon Merten, a radio operator with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts a radio check during a long distance, high-frequency communications training event held on Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 13. In March, the Marine Corps’ High Frequency Radio II received a favorable fielding decision one year earlier than originally forecast. Marine Corps Systems Command expects to begin fielding the new radio in the spring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Aulick)

New radio system enables Marines to simultaneously monitor multiple networks - U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit practice assembling an AN/PRC-117G radio on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). The Corps plans to replace the AN/PRC-117G with multichannel radio systems to enhance situational awareness and increase the speed of execution on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood)