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Corps engages industry through briefing event - William Bush, lead Information Systems Security Manager at Marine Corps Systems Command, closed the event with a presentation about the command’s cybersecurity branch Sept. 13 at the Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The day-long event provided a platform for MCSC to engage with industry in a controlled business environment and establish a foundation for industry’s investment in future technology needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Handheld digital targeting system provides fire and air support to Marines - A Marine plots coordinates of simulated enemy positions with a Target Handoff System version 2.0 during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2017. THSv2 is a man-portable system that employs commercial off-the-shelf, shock-resistant tablets to perform various targeting functions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Taylor W. Cooper)

Handheld tablet improves situational awareness - U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 request reinforcement through a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Common Handheld during a platoon-supported attack range at Giskas, Norway, Aug. 7, 2018. The MCH is a tablet-based communication system that enhances situational awareness on the battlefield. The device enables dismounted Marines to use commercial smart devices to plot and share enemy locations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gloria Lepko)

Corps announces winners of elbow, knee pads prize challenge - Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, don their personal protective equipment in preparation for a Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2015. Marine Corps Systems Command completed its second series of prize challenges in August, awarding cash to two businesses for their innovative ideas for creating improved knee and elbow pad protection for the warfighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shannon Kroening)

Marine Corps acquisition workforce recognized for excellence, innovation in 2018 - Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, addresses the crowd during the Acquisition Excellence Awards Aug. 20, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The event enables Marine Corps senior leaders to recognize individuals for excellence and innovation in equipping the warfighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jennifer Napier)

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)

Acquisition Dinner recognizes excellence among workforce - Master Gunnery Sgt. Armando Quintanilla, the project officer for Vehicle Automated Diagnostic Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, received the Eugene M. Stoner Award, presented to a staff noncommissioned officer, Aug. 15 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Virginia. The event enabled Marine Corps Systems Command to award individuals for their excellence and innovation in the acquisition, fielding and support of systems and equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicles has achieved initial operational capability. The JLTV will fully replace the Marine Corps’ aging High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet. It comes in different variants with multiple mission package configurations, all providing protected, sustained, networked mobility that balances payload, performance and protection across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos) - The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicles has achieved initial operational capability. The JLTV will fully replace the Marine Corps’ aging High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet. It comes in different variants with multiple mission package configurations, all providing protected, sustained, networked mobility that balances payload, performance and protection across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos)