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The circle of giving: Marine Corps acquisition team helps one of their own through son’s heart surgery - The Blumenthal family visits with Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, at the 2017 MCSC Holiday Social Dec. 12. Michael Blumenthal (center), a financial management analyst on the Joint Project Manager for Protection Team at MCSC, felt supported by the command when his youngest son Finn (top center) had his second open heart surgery last September. Also pictured: Mason and Kelly Blumenthal (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

MCTSSA Marine earns prestigious fleet support award - Rear Adm. John Fuller (right), commander of Carrier Strike Group 1, presents the 2017 Alva Bryan Lasswell Award for Fleet Support to Maj. Scott Fortner (left) Oct. 24, during an award ceremony at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego. Fortner is the Cyber Developmental Test lead with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity aboard Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Public Affairs)

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)

The Corps’ secret agents get their own 007 - Individual Weapons project officer Gunnery Sgt. Brian Nelson prepares to draw the M007 concealed carry weapon. The M007 offers enhanced concealed carry capabilities, which includes a smaller frame, ambidextrous slide stop lever and flared magazine well. Marine Corps Systems Command recently fielded the M007 to Marine and civilian CID agents and members of Helicopter Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jennifer Napier)

Tech support will aid battlefield communication - George Zueck, an electronics engineer with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, tests the tactical chat capability of a MUOS-ready manpack radio Oct. 5 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sky M. Laron)

Corps reaches final stages of tropical boots, uniform testing - An infantry Marine from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducts patrols wearing a prototype tropical utility uniform Oct. 5, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation exercise at Kahuku’s Training Area, Hawaii. More than 400 Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines wore the prototype uniform and boots as part of a Marine Corps Systems Command Field User Evaluation to test the durability, fit and function of the items in a tropical environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Tracking ammo gets easier: Corps launches innovative information module - U.S. Marine Pfc. Olivia Rutherford, an ammo technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, counts ammunition during a training exercise Aug. 4, in Bridgeport, Calif. Ground Ammunition Inventory Control Point at Marine Corps Systems Command is in charge of maintaining accurate inventory for the Corps and recently launched a new platform to ensure audit readiness. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Shoemaker)

Corps only PEO inducted into Senior Executive Service - John Garner gives remarks during his Senior Executive Service appointment ceremony Sept. 13, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Garner, a retired Marine colonel and 12-year civil servant, serves as Program Executive Officer Land Systems, leading the management of more than $7 billion and 20 acquisition programs for the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

MCTSSA trains Marines on Networking On-the-Move - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kirsten Adams (right), a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receives over-the-shoulder Networking On-the-Move training from Dylan Cummiford (left), a NOTM analyst supporting MCTSSA’s Operating Forces Support Group, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 12. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sky M. Laron)

This fiscal year Marines will receive smart phones that make calling for fire support easier, quicker and more accurate. The Target Handoff System Version 2, or THS V.2, is a portable system designed for use by dismounted Marines to locate targets, pinpoint global positioning coordinates and call for close air, artillery and naval fire support using secure digital communications. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws) - The Target Handoff System Version 2 is one of many pieces of equipment Marine Corps Systems Command will display at the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition Sept. 19-21, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. THS V.2 is a portable system designed for dismounted Marines to locate targets, pinpoint global positioning coordinates and call for close-air, artillery and naval fire support using secure digital communications. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws)