Island Marauder 21: MCSC collaborates with Navy, prepares for maritime combat - Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare for transportation via VMM-268 MV-22 Ospreys during Island Marauder 21 on Aug. 12 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Island Marauder is an annual, Marine Corps Systems Command-led exercise enabling Marines to assess and familiarize themselves with communications gear. This year’s exercise was nested under the Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 21. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Marines 3D print a rocket headcap for mine-clearing missions - Marine Corps Systems Command representatives load a 3D-printed headcap onto an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge rocket May 19 during a testing event in Yuma, Arizona. MCSC successfully developed and tested the headcap to support the Marine Corps’ mine-clearing missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Awarding Excellence: MCSC Marines, civilians recognized for acquisition efforts - The Marine Corps’ Deputy Commandant for Information Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy speaks about the importance of embracing change during Marine Corps Systems Command’s Acquisition Excellence Awards, Aug. 23 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The AE Awards is an annual event recognizing Marines and civilians for their acquisition efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Samantha Bates)

A Naval Strike Missile streaks out to sea before striking a naval target ship, Aug. 15, 2021, aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii. The missile flew more than 100 nautical miles before finding its mark. The live-fire sinking exercise demonstrated a Marine fires expeditionary advanced base’s ability to sense, target and strike a target at sea, providing sea control or contributing to sea denial in fleet operations. The Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 centers on Marines providing long-range precision strike capabilities as a stand-in force during littoral operations in a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Buck, released) - A Naval Strike Missile streaks out to sea before striking a naval target ship, Aug. 15, 2021, aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii. The missile flew more than 100 nautical miles before finding its mark. The live-fire sinking exercise demonstrated a Marine fires expeditionary advanced base’s ability to sense, target and strike a target at sea, providing sea control or contributing to sea denial in fleet operations. The Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 centers on Marines providing long-range precision strike capabilities as a stand-in force during littoral operations in a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Buck, released)

Cpl. Brooks Woodhill, a transmissions systems operator, and Staff Sgt. Thomas King, a transmissions chief, both of 3rd Marine Regiment, use the Mobile User Objective System during Island Marauder 2021 Aug. 11 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Island Marauder is an annual, Marine Corps Systems Command-led exercise enabling Marines to assess and familiarize themselves with communications gear. This year’s exercise was nested under the Navy’s Large Scale Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - Cpl. Brooks Woodhill, a transmissions systems operator, and Staff Sgt. Thomas King, a transmissions chief, both of 3rd Marine Regiment, use the Mobile User Objective System during Island Marauder 2021 Aug. 11 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Island Marauder is an annual, Marine Corps Systems Command-led exercise enabling Marines to assess and familiarize themselves with communications gear. This year’s exercise was nested under the Navy’s Large Scale Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Behind the curtain: Marine officers discuss benefits of working in acquisition - Acquisition officers with Marine Corps Systems Command or Program Executive Officer Land Systems discuss the benefits of working in the acquisition community. The Marine Corps will release a solicitation for the acquisition billets 8059/8061 military occupational specialty in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Tonya Smith)

A culture change: MCSC to open modern workspace to promote collaboration, innovation - A group of Marine Corps Systems Command civilians and Marines has a discussion July 9 within a newly constructed, 40,000 square-foot workspace in Stafford, Virginia. The building, leased by MCSC, comprises a more contemporary, open floor plan that promotes increased team building, productivity and morale. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, adjust a Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 10, 2020. The G/ATOR provides an air defense and surveillance capability and is used to locate enemy weapon systems. Having these capabilities further enhances Marines’ missions and increases lethality. G/ATOR is one of the Corps’ key capabilities supporting Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer) - U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, adjust a Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 10, 2020. The G/ATOR provides an air defense and surveillance capability and is used to locate enemy weapon systems. Having these capabilities further enhances Marines’ missions and increases lethality. G/ATOR is one of the Corps’ key capabilities supporting Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Marine Corps awards contract for new, innovative training capability - Marines wear Force-on-Force Training Systems-Next harnesses during a prototype demonstration in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 28, 2020. On June 17, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Training Systems awarded a contract to Saab, Inc. for Force-on-Force Training Systems-Next, a training simulator that enables all Marines to train in a realistic, scenario-based environment with live role-playing opponents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)