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Marine Snipers get more lethal with Mk13 Sniper Rifle - The Mk13 Mod 7 Sniper Rifle is on display during training aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia in March. Marine Corps Systems Command will field the Mk13 in late 2018 and throughout 2019 to increase the lethality and combat effectiveness of scout snipers on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Murphy)

Marines to receive more M27s - A U.S. Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires a M27 infantry automatic rifle at simulated enemies during an Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. The Marine Corps recently awarded a contract to procure up to 15,000 additional M27s to partially replace the M4 carbine semi-automatic rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Danny Gonzalez)

Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a snatch lift July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. After earning the top male competitor spot in the HITT preliminaries at Quantico, Odom was selected to represent the base in the Third Annual HITT Athlete Championship at Camp Pendleton, California, in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly) - Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a snatch lift July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. After earning the top male competitor spot in the HITT preliminaries at Quantico, Odom was selected to represent the base in the Third Annual HITT Athlete Championship at Camp Pendleton, California, in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

Master Sgt. Alex Barros (left), a project officer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Expeditionary Power Systems, discusses plans on a 60-by-40-foot map during the ceremonial rehearsal of concept drill at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Barros was selected in October to serve on the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, which was assembled to support the 58th Presidential Inauguration. On Jan. 20, more than 5,000 service members will participate in the inauguration ceremonies and other events. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. L'Erin Wynn) - Master Sgt. Alex Barros (left), a project officer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Expeditionary Power Systems, discusses plans on a 60-by-40-foot map during the ceremonial rehearsal of concept drill at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Barros was selected in October to serve on the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, which was assembled to support the 58th Presidential Inauguration. On Jan. 20, more than 5,000 service members will participate in the inauguration ceremonies and other events. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. L'Erin Wynn)

Marines from Training and Education Command fire the M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer during a demonstration Oct. 20, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. During the demonstration, employees from Marine Corps Systems Command’s Ammunition Program Management Office gained first-hand experience of field artillery Marines in action to inform their work behind the scenes at MCSC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - Marines from Training and Education Command fire the M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer during a demonstration Oct. 20, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. During the demonstration, employees from Marine Corps Systems Command’s Ammunition Program Management Office gained first-hand experience of field artillery Marines in action to inform their work behind the scenes at MCSC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

The Communication Emitter Sensing and Attack System II, or CESAS II, is the Corps’ sole high power, ground mobile electronic attack asset used to detect, deny and disrupt threat communications. The system is modular and can be integrated into the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle or scaled down to a weight and size that can be carried by an individual. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) - The Communication Emitter Sensing and Attack System II, or CESAS II, is the Corps’ sole high power, ground mobile electronic attack asset used to detect, deny and disrupt threat communications. The system is modular and can be integrated into the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle or scaled down to a weight and size that can be carried by an individual. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Kevin Scott, manpower, personnel and training lead for Combat Support Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, stands in front of the command’s headquarters building aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MCSC is now located in what was originally Naval Hospital Quantico where Scott was born. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - Kevin Scott, manpower, personnel and training lead for Combat Support Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, stands in front of the command’s headquarters building aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MCSC is now located in what was originally Naval Hospital Quantico where Scott was born. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

Marines with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire 120 mm high explosive mortar rounds from an Expeditionary Fire Support System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 2-15 aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 9, 2015. Marines will be receiving a new, 120 mm precision extended range munition, called PERM, which will double the range and provide GPS accuracy to the existing EFSS. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract Dec. 8 for the new mortar rounds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James R. Smith) - Marines with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire 120 mm high explosive mortar rounds from an Expeditionary Fire Support System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 2-15 aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 9, 2015. Marines will be receiving a new, 120 mm precision extended range munition, called PERM, which will double the range and provide GPS accuracy to the existing EFSS. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract Dec. 8 for the new mortar rounds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James R. Smith)