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Ken Beutel reads to children at a center in Bo, Sierra Leone, where he and his wife Deb volunteer their time and professional skills to help children and families. Ken, deputy program manager for Information Systems and Infrastructure at MCSC, used his information technology expertise to establish a classroom and provide online learning capabilities for the children in Bo. (Courtesy photo) - Ken Beutel reads to children at a center in Bo, Sierra Leone, where he and his wife Deb volunteer their time and professional skills to help children and families. Ken, deputy program manager for Information Systems and Infrastructure at MCSC, used his information technology expertise to establish a classroom and provide online learning capabilities for the children in Bo. (Courtesy photo)

Members of Marine Corps Systems Command received the Innovation Excellence Acquisition Team of the Year award during a ceremony Nov. 17 at the Pentagon. (From left) James Smerchansky, MCSC executive director; Sean J. Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition; Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, MCSC commander; Capt. Jeramiah Lujan, Jane Bachman, John Raisbeck, Luis E. Velazquez, Tyson Kackley, Alexander Solomon, Maj James Reynolds, Mike O’Neal; and Adm. John Richardson, chief of Naval Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Steven Vozzola) - Members of Marine Corps Systems Command received the Innovation Excellence Acquisition Team of the Year award during a ceremony Nov. 17 at the Pentagon. (From left) James Smerchansky, MCSC executive director; Sean J. Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition; Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, MCSC commander; Capt. Jeramiah Lujan, Jane Bachman, John Raisbeck, Luis E. Velazquez, Tyson Kackley, Alexander Solomon, Maj James Reynolds, Mike O’Neal; and Adm. John Richardson, chief of Naval Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Steven Vozzola)

Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, gives the keynote address Dec. 2 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida. Neller, along with other Marine Corps leaders, participated on a panel entitled, “Forging the Future of Marine Corps Training.” - Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, gives the keynote address Dec. 2 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida. Neller, along with other Marine Corps leaders, participated on a panel entitled, “Forging the Future of Marine Corps Training.”

Marine Corps Systems Command released four mobile applications that put access to customized uniform, equipment and training information at the fingertips of every Marine. The apps were previously only available for Android, but are now available for iPhone users as well. - Marine Corps Systems Command released four mobile applications that put access to customized uniform, equipment and training information at the fingertips of every Marine. The apps were previously only available for Android, but are now available for iPhone users as well.

Marines from explosive ordinance disposal units located in Maryland and Virginia test the improved Remote Fuze Disassembly System, or RFDS, on the system’s newly designed training course in order to provide feedback. The RFDS is a disassembly system that defuses ordnance from a safer distance than ever before. - Marines from explosive ordinance disposal units located in Maryland and Virginia test the improved Remote Fuze Disassembly System, or RFDS, on the system’s newly designed training course in order to provide feedback. The RFDS is a disassembly system that defuses ordnance from a safer distance than ever before.

Staff Sgt. Andrew Eichelberger, motorcycle instructor with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, instructs during the Riders’ Essential Skills Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Marine motorcycle operators are required to take motorcycle rider safety training, and Marine Corps Installation Command’s Safety Division maintains a fleet of motorcycles and all-terrain and light utility vehicles for that purpose. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Cross-Competency Analysis Team, or CAT, created the Safety Vehicle Fleet Lifecycle Management Tool to assist MCICOM in forecasting replacement assets for the safety program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Reel) - Staff Sgt. Andrew Eichelberger, motorcycle instructor with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, instructs during the Riders’ Essential Skills Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Marine motorcycle operators are required to take motorcycle rider safety training, and Marine Corps Installation Command’s Safety Division maintains a fleet of motorcycles and all-terrain and light utility vehicles for that purpose. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Cross-Competency Analysis Team, or CAT, created the Safety Vehicle Fleet Lifecycle Management Tool to assist MCICOM in forecasting replacement assets for the safety program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Reel)

Francis Bonner (left) talks to members of his team about modifications to the Common Aviation Command and Control System, or CAC2S, in his office on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Bonner will receive the 2014 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award for his achievements as lead engineer for the CAC2S program at Program Executive Officer Land Systems. - Francis Bonner (left) talks to members of his team about modifications to the Common Aviation Command and Control System, or CAC2S, in his office on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Bonner will receive the 2014 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award for his achievements as lead engineer for the CAC2S program at Program Executive Officer Land Systems.

Sgt. Ndubisi Ejiofor (left) and Sgt. Eryca Salas from the I Marine Expeditionary Force Civil Affairs Unit at Camp Pendleton, Calif., use smart phones equipped with the Marine Civil Information Management System during a training scenario that simulated a catastrophic typhoon disaster. MCSC developed MARCIMS to allow Marine civil affair teams to collect and upload information on the availability of medical, water, sewer or other facilities needed to execute relief or other civil operations. - Sgt. Ndubisi Ejiofor (left) and Sgt. Eryca Salas from the I Marine Expeditionary Force Civil Affairs Unit at Camp Pendleton, Calif., use smart phones equipped with the Marine Civil Information Management System during a training scenario that simulated a catastrophic typhoon disaster. MCSC developed MARCIMS to allow Marine civil affair teams to collect and upload information on the availability of medical, water, sewer or other facilities needed to execute relief or other civil operations.

Randolph Scott, Capability Assessment Support Center project administrator at Marine Corps Systems Command in Albany, Georgia, helps Albany Young Marine Staff Sgt. Bobby Wilson with the proper rolling of his camouflage utility blouse sleeves April 25 at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. - Randolph Scott, Capability Assessment Support Center project administrator at Marine Corps Systems Command in Albany, Georgia, helps Albany Young Marine Staff Sgt. Bobby Wilson with the proper rolling of his camouflage utility blouse sleeves April 25 at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.

Lance Cpl. Cedric Hargrove enters data into Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps using a laptop in a motor bay at The Basic School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Thanks to a recent GCSS-MC software update, Marines will be able to make better use of the logistics and resource management software system in limited-connectivity environments. - Lance Cpl. Cedric Hargrove enters data into Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps using a laptop in a motor bay at The Basic School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Thanks to a recent GCSS-MC software update, Marines will be able to make better use of the logistics and resource management software system in limited-connectivity environments.