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The Marine Corps’ new JLTV-Trailer comes loaded with features such as a step assist in the rear, air brakes, removable side rails, a 12v electrical hook in the front and a storage compartment. Offering 147 cubic feet of storage space and already coming painted green from the factory, the JLTV-T propels the light tactical vehicle fleet toward Force Design 2030. Marine Expeditionary Units and Divisions are expected to concurrently receive initial shipments of the trailer beginning fiscal year 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Samantha Bates) - The Marine Corps’ new JLTV-Trailer comes loaded with features such as a step assist in the rear, air brakes, removable side rails, a 12v electrical hook in the front and a storage compartment. Offering 147 cubic feet of storage space and already coming painted green from the factory, the JLTV-T propels the light tactical vehicle fleet toward Force Design 2030. Marine Expeditionary Units and Divisions are expected to concurrently receive initial shipments of the trailer beginning fiscal year 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Samantha Bates)

Polymer-cased .50-caliber ammunition - Polymer-cased .50-caliber ammunition is seen at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 3, 2021. The polymer-cased ammunition is a new technology that reduces the weight of a 100-round linked belt of .50-caliber ammunition by seven pounds, reducing the weight Marines have to transport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

MCSC begins fielding amphibious robot system for littoral missions - Staff Sgt. Seth Barnes and Sgt. Tyler Joles, both explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization Platoon, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, work on a Remotely Operated Vehicle during a demonstration in San Diego, California, Oct. 6, 2021. The ROV asset aids the Marine Corps in naval force integration by giving Marines the capabilities to work alongside Navy EOD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kristy Ordonez Maldonado)

Marines 3D print a rocket headcap for mine-clearing missions - Marine Corps Systems Command representatives load a 3D-printed headcap onto an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge rocket May 19 during a testing event in Yuma, Arizona. MCSC successfully developed and tested the headcap to support the Marine Corps’ mine-clearing missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

A culture change: MCSC to open modern workspace to promote collaboration, innovation - A group of Marine Corps Systems Command civilians and Marines has a discussion July 9 within a newly constructed, 40,000 square-foot workspace in Stafford, Virginia. The building, leased by MCSC, comprises a more contemporary, open floor plan that promotes increased team building, productivity and morale. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Staff Sgt. Kyle Owens, a motor transportation chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, shows the wire housing found inside a steering wheel column of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2021. Owens designed a tool that prevents damage to the truck while removing the steering wheel. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell has made the tool available to Marines worldwide through additive manufacturing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michele Hunt) - Staff Sgt. Kyle Owens, a motor transportation chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, shows the wire housing found inside a steering wheel column of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2021. Owens designed a tool that prevents damage to the truck while removing the steering wheel. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell has made the tool available to Marines worldwide through additive manufacturing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michele Hunt)

Corps’ power, water systems are getting lean and going green - Lance Cpl. Anthony Bryan, a water support technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, drinks from a Lightweight Water Purification System during the command post exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 8, 2020. Marine Corps Systems Command is developing power- and water-generation systems to help small Marine units become more self-sufficient and less reliant on resupply forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

A concerted effort: Marine Corps, Army collaborate to strengthen programs - Army Cpl. Gregory McLellan and Marine Corps Cpl. Clinton Smith, Joint Corporals Leadership Development Course students, plot grid points during the land navigation portion of Camp Lemonnier's Joint Corporal’s Leadership Development Course at Arta, Djibouti, March 3, 2016. In January, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Logistics Combat Element Systems and the Army’s Program Executive Officer, Combat Support and Combat Service Support collaborated to discuss opportunities to build synergy and identify cost savings and avoidance for certain programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel DeCook)