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Next-gen water purification system hits fleet; Marine Corps, Army team recognized for award-winning design - The Individual Water Purification System II is a handheld, tube-like water purification system that gives individual Marines the ability to quickly obtain drinkable water on the go. Members of Marine Corps Systems Command’s Expeditionary Water Systems Team were presented the Ron Kiss Maritime Technology Transition Award Oct. 16, for the system’s design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Amber Blanchard)

Marine Corps upgrades GCSS-MC, reduces time from data to decision - Lance Cpl. Sierra Walker, supply specialist with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests the Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps Release 12 upgrade while deployed before its official launch. The Marine Corps upgraded the system in August to strengthen the Corps’ cybersecurity posture and offer a more customizable tool to ensure Marines can easily and clearly report readiness to their commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony VanFredenberg)

Marine credits triathlons for making him a better warfighter - Maj. Ken Parisi, a logistics specialist at Marine Corps Systems Command, rides a bike in the Ironman World Championship at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in September. He placed in the top 25 percent of 4,500 competitors and said his passion for triathlons gave him confidence and made him a better Marine. (Courtesy photo)

Harvested HMMWV parts will save Corps millions, increase survivability of JLTV - Marines from 1st Battalion, 7th Marines prepare to load Joint Light Tactical Vehicles onto Landing Craft Utility boats in preparation for a JLTV Multiservice Operational Test and Evaluation amphibious landing March 2, at Camp Pendleton, California. As part of a cost-savings plan, the Marine Corps will harvest Gunner’s Protection Kits and other equipment from older High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles and install them on JLTVs to increase the new vehicles’ survivability. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo)

A Marine calibrates a three-dimensional printer during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines have been embracing 3-D printing for several years now, and there are more than 40 units using 3-D printers in the field to build drones, buildings, vehicles and other items out of various materials. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones) - A Marine calibrates a three-dimensional printer during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines have been embracing 3-D printing for several years now, and there are more than 40 units using 3-D printers in the field to build drones, buildings, vehicles and other items out of various materials. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Marine Corps Systems Command Combat Support Systems Equipment Exchange Initiative is exploring new ways to get Marines the equipment they need faster. MCSC initiated the program in 2014 to maximize opportunities to trade-in equipment for more modern replacements at no additional cost to the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell) - Marine Corps Systems Command Combat Support Systems Equipment Exchange Initiative is exploring new ways to get Marines the equipment they need faster. MCSC initiated the program in 2014 to maximize opportunities to trade-in equipment for more modern replacements at no additional cost to the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Didivalis Cruz, maintenance management clerk with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reviews task and transaction records kept using the Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps. In preparation for the GCSS-MC’s Release 12 software update, the GCSS-MC program management office released the Temporary R11 Instance, or TRI, to allow more time for testing of the R12 instance and to decrease risk at go-live and for develop training aides. As a bonus TRI will provide three of the four essential milestones necessary before the release of R12 bringing increased ‘under the hood’ capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Didivalis Cruz, maintenance management clerk with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reviews task and transaction records kept using the Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps. In preparation for the GCSS-MC’s Release 12 software update, the GCSS-MC program management office released the Temporary R11 Instance, or TRI, to allow more time for testing of the R12 instance and to decrease risk at go-live and for develop training aides. As a bonus TRI will provide three of the four essential milestones necessary before the release of R12 bringing increased ‘under the hood’ capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante)