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Corps’ moving forward with full-rate production of G/ATOR system - U.S. Marines set up the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar system on Feb. 26, 2019. The Marine Corps recently approved the full-rate production of the system, which combines five legacy radar systems into a single solution with multiple operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leo Amaro)

Marines assess small business innovations during weeklong evaluation - Marine Corps Systems Command’s Sgt. Maj. Robin Fortner speaks to Marines participating in the Small Business Innovation Research presentation on May 1, 2019, aboard at the Gruntworks Squad Integration Facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The SBIR program at MCSC hosted a Limited Military User Assessment and Engineering Technical Review, which allowed Marines to assess and provide feedback on promising SBIR prototype technologies during the five-day event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Marines evaluate biometric systems in tactical environment - A Marine uses a biometric system to collect the fingerprints of exercise participants during a humanitarian aid disaster relief scenario. In April 2019, a group of Marines and civilians participated in a series of roleplaying activities to test two intelligence systems the Corps is considering as a replacement biometric system. (U.S. Navy photo by Keystella Mitchell)

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)

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)

Corps announces winners of helmet retention system prize challenge - Seaman Roy Wells, a hospital corpsman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, wears an Enhanced Combat Helmet while holding a position during a hike aboard Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., July 30, 2018. Marine Corps Systems Command completed a prize challenge in April, awarding cash prizes to two teams for submitting innovative ideas to improve the ECH retention system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Dublinske)

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)

Marine Corps plans to replace LAV with new, ‘transformational’ ARV - Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles with Weapons Co., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, finish a 379-mile movement into the Australian outback. The Marine Corps plans to start replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicles with modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles late in the next decade. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)