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Marine Corps Systems Command employee Brian Whited will soon deploy to Afghanistan for 12 months to support the Operational Contract Support Integration Cell for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. In his position with OCSIC, he will manage contract support for U.S. operations in the country. At MCSC, Whited served as deputy product manager for Marine Corps Network and Infrastructure Services within Information Systems and Infrastructure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - Marine Corps Systems Command employee Brian Whited will soon deploy to Afghanistan for 12 months to support the Operational Contract Support Integration Cell for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. In his position with OCSIC, he will manage contract support for U.S. operations in the country. At MCSC, Whited served as deputy product manager for Marine Corps Network and Infrastructure Services within Information Systems and Infrastructure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

Bill Jones (center), project officer for Combat Equipment Support Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, welcomes attendees June 7 to the funeral for Serina Vine, a World War II veteran who passed away May 21. Because Vine had no known next of kin, Jones and two other MCSC employees came together to organize her funeral, complete with full military honors. More than 200 people attended the ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia, thanks to the efforts of the MCSC members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - Bill Jones (center), project officer for Combat Equipment Support Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, welcomes attendees June 7 to the funeral for Serina Vine, a World War II veteran who passed away May 21. Because Vine had no known next of kin, Jones and two other MCSC employees came together to organize her funeral, complete with full military honors. More than 200 people attended the ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia, thanks to the efforts of the MCSC members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

Sgt. Maj. Fletcher Pearson (center) prepares to pass the noncommissioned officer sword to Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, during a Relief and Appointment ceremony June 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Pearson, who retired after 30 years in the Marine Corps, relinquished responsibility as the command’s senior enlisted leader to Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith (right). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph) - Sgt. Maj. Fletcher Pearson (center) prepares to pass the noncommissioned officer sword to Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, during a Relief and Appointment ceremony June 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Pearson, who retired after 30 years in the Marine Corps, relinquished responsibility as the command’s senior enlisted leader to Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith (right). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Brig. Gen Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, looks over the Dry Super Absorbing Fabric, or DrySAF, during the Navy’s Forum for Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Transition May 16. MCSC’s SBIR/STTR program gives small businesses the opportunity to develop innovative advances in technologies to address Marine Corps needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Barb Hamby) - Brig. Gen Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, looks over the Dry Super Absorbing Fabric, or DrySAF, during the Navy’s Forum for Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Transition May 16. MCSC’s SBIR/STTR program gives small businesses the opportunity to develop innovative advances in technologies to address Marine Corps needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Barb Hamby)

Marine Corps Systems Command Commander Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader (center) joined Navy and Coast Guard acquisition leaders to discuss the future of equipping and sustaining the sea services at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Global Maritime Exposition at National Harbor, Maryland, May 18. He outlined the top four acquisition challenges and opportunities the Corps is addressing to ensure readiness today and tomorrow. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - Marine Corps Systems Command Commander Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader (center) joined Navy and Coast Guard acquisition leaders to discuss the future of equipping and sustaining the sea services at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Global Maritime Exposition at National Harbor, Maryland, May 18. He outlined the top four acquisition challenges and opportunities the Corps is addressing to ensure readiness today and tomorrow. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

The Marine Corps Tactical Service Orientated Architecture will allow users to request and share mission-critical information on-demand. TSOA is a software platform that will be installed in combat operation centers, allowing for the sharing of data between COCs across the Corps. This removes the need to depend on multiple independent tactical data systems, which are not always compatible. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. David Staten) - The Marine Corps Tactical Service Orientated Architecture will allow users to request and share mission-critical information on-demand. TSOA is a software platform that will be installed in combat operation centers, allowing for the sharing of data between COCs across the Corps. This removes the need to depend on multiple independent tactical data systems, which are not always compatible. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. David Staten)

Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up network communications aboard the USS Boxer during an integration exercise in 2015. The Marine Corps is developing a fully unified command and control construct, integrating cyber and IT capability development processes and streamlining IT acquisition and procurement processes. These improvements will provide more responsive and effective support to the operational force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Terika S. King) - Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up network communications aboard the USS Boxer during an integration exercise in 2015. The Marine Corps is developing a fully unified command and control construct, integrating cyber and IT capability development processes and streamlining IT acquisition and procurement processes. These improvements will provide more responsive and effective support to the operational force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Terika S. King)

Timothy D. McLean (right), a senior technical advisor within the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Test and Certification Group, receives the National Defense Industrial Association 2016 Tester of the Year Award from Col. Benjamin Stinson, commanding officer of MCTSSA. The award is presented to outstanding individuals in the field of Test and Evaluation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Emily Greene) - Timothy D. McLean (right), a senior technical advisor within the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Test and Certification Group, receives the National Defense Industrial Association 2016 Tester of the Year Award from Col. Benjamin Stinson, commanding officer of MCTSSA. The award is presented to outstanding individuals in the field of Test and Evaluation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Emily Greene)

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines work together to set up a Secure Communications Controller at the 2014 Ssang Yong exercise in Pohang, Republic of Korea. Marine Corps Systems Command is in the last stages of development of the SCC, which crosslinks incompatible radio and digital systems, making communication possible between U.S. and foreign military forces, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and among different Marine Corps radios. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Blanco, III Marine Expeditionary Force) - U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines work together to set up a Secure Communications Controller at the 2014 Ssang Yong exercise in Pohang, Republic of Korea. Marine Corps Systems Command is in the last stages of development of the SCC, which crosslinks incompatible radio and digital systems, making communication possible between U.S. and foreign military forces, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and among different Marine Corps radios. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Blanco, III Marine Expeditionary Force)

Marine Corps radar technicians with the Early Warning Control Crew install the arms of the Ground/Air Task Oriental Radar during a Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course exercise Sept. 16, 2015, at Cannon Air Defense Complex (P111), Yuma, Ariz. G/ATOR is a next-generation radar that provides air surveillance/air defense, counter-fire target acquisition, and air traffic control capabilities. The G/ATOR team at Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently received the Defense Department’s David Packard Award in Acquisition Excellence for their efforts to get the system ready for fielding. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Summer Dowding) - Marine Corps radar technicians with the Early Warning Control Crew install the arms of the Ground/Air Task Oriental Radar during a Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course exercise Sept. 16, 2015, at Cannon Air Defense Complex (P111), Yuma, Ariz. G/ATOR is a next-generation radar that provides air surveillance/air defense, counter-fire target acquisition, and air traffic control capabilities. The G/ATOR team at Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently received the Defense Department’s David Packard Award in Acquisition Excellence for their efforts to get the system ready for fielding. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Summer Dowding)