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U.S. Marines assigned to the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct waterborne training with an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) traveling from shore to amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Willow Marshall) - U.S. Marines assigned to the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct waterborne training with an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) traveling from shore to amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Willow Marshall)

A Marine conducts virtual training on Virtual Battlespace 3 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment will enable Marines to train for mission essential tasks through training and readiness events to increase combat readiness while at their home station, at service-level training venues, and while deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider) - A Marine conducts virtual training on Virtual Battlespace 3 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment will enable Marines to train for mission essential tasks through training and readiness events to increase combat readiness while at their home station, at service-level training venues, and while deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)

Corps to award sole source orders for cold weather boots and socks - U.S. Marines and Sailors clean up trash before leaving their campsite at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. Marine Corps Systems Command intends to award sole source purchase orders for two types of Intense Cold Weather Boots and Intense Cold Weather Socks to improve Marines’ performance in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James Treviño)

Need it fast? Marines can print it - Marines at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, train in freezing temperatures to get comfortable with their gear and prepare for future missions. MWTC Marines worked with the Additive Manufacturing Team at Marine Corps Systems Command to print out same-day replacement clips for their snowshoes. (Courtesy photo)

Program office begins fielding upgraded LAV Anti-Tank Weapon System to Marines - Anti-Tank Weapon Systems are mounted on Light Armored Vehicle-Anti-tank variants at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Marine Corps Systems Command’s LAV-Anti-Tank Modernization program team completed its first fielding of four upgraded ATWS in September. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO4 Michael Lovell)

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. Jorge Carrillo, staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge at Marksmanship Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, fires an M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon, one of the new additions to the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer III. The ISMT III adds three new weapons, 3-D imagery, and enhanced training modes, giving Marines a better, more realistic training experience as they prepare for the complexities of modern warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - Master Sgt. Jorge Carrillo, staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge at Marksmanship Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, fires an M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon, one of the new additions to the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer III. The ISMT III adds three new weapons, 3-D imagery, and enhanced training modes, giving Marines a better, more realistic training experience as they prepare for the complexities of modern warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

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.”

1st Lt. M. Joel Wagaman, project manager at Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager Training Systems, demonstrates the use of the Advanced Gunnery Training System—a simulation-based system that provides Marine crews gunnery and tactical training for the M1A1 Main Battle Tank and Light Armored Vehicle. A team from PM TRASYS recently released the results of a study that prove training in the AGTS can increase Marines’ proficiency while costing the Corps millions less than live training. - 1st Lt. M. Joel Wagaman, project manager at Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager Training Systems, demonstrates the use of the Advanced Gunnery Training System—a simulation-based system that provides Marine crews gunnery and tactical training for the M1A1 Main Battle Tank and Light Armored Vehicle. A team from PM TRASYS recently released the results of a study that prove training in the AGTS can increase Marines’ proficiency while costing the Corps millions less than live training.

From left, Daniel Dunmire, director of the Department of Defense Corrosion Office; Master Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Zambrano, maintenance management chief with Installations and Logistics; Bernard Friend, Corrosion Prevention and Control program operations and sustainment; and Matthew Koch, CPAC program manager, talk May 7 prior to the start of the CPAC Working Group. - From left, Daniel Dunmire, director of the Department of Defense Corrosion Office; Master Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Zambrano, maintenance management chief with Installations and Logistics; Bernard Friend, Corrosion Prevention and Control program operations and sustainment; and Matthew Koch, CPAC program manager, talk May 7 prior to the start of the CPAC Working Group.