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Marine Corps acquisition workforce recognized for excellence, innovation in 2018 August 27, 2019 — Marine Corps acquisition professionals gathered to recognize the outstanding performance of its workforce during the Acquisition Excellence Awards Aug. 20, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MORE

Marines, engineers conduct a first-of-its-kind 3D printing exercise August 26, 2019 — Marines from Marine Corps Systems Command and 7th Engineer Support Battalion along with engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory conducted the first known 3D concrete printing operation with a three-inch print nozzle at the CERL headquarters in early August in Champaign, Illinois. MORE

Acquisition Dinner recognizes excellence among workforce August 22, 2019 — Marine Corps Systems Command recognized three individuals for their excellence and innovation in the acquisition, fielding and support of systems and equipment Aug. 15 during the second annual Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner. MORE

Mobile communication system brings networks to the tactical edge August 15, 2019 — Fielded in 2013, NOTM is a satellite communication system that enables the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to communicate while mobile on the battlefield. The capability can connect to a network from various ground and amphibious vehicles, and aircraft—including the MV-22 Osprey—within minutes. MORE

Integration event enables Marines, engineers to interact August 2, 2019 — In July, more than 50 subject matter experts, engineers and Marines congregated aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii to demonstrate the effectiveness and interoperability of nearly a dozen of Marine Corps Systems Command’s communication equipment and information systems. MORE

Next-generation robot helps Marines explore dangerous areas July 30, 2019 — The Marine Corps is in the process of fielding the Ultra-Light Robot—a small, mobile robot system that enables Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines to interrogate improvised explosive devices and other explosive threats or conduct various other reconnaissance activities. MORE

Department of the Navy and Marine Corps leadership tour JLTV fielding site in star-studded event July 23, 2019 — Program Executive Officer Land Systems is equipping the Corps’ first infantry battalion—3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division—with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, and Navy and Marine Corps leadership visited Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to witness the event. MORE

Corps’ new sniper rifle now fully operational July 16, 2019 — Recon Marines and scout snipers now have a new weapon in their arsenal. The Mk13 Mod 7 Long Range Sniper Rifle is a bolt-action, precision-firing rifle that offers more accuracy and range than similar weapons of yesteryear. The system partially replaces the M40A6—the legacy system—and gives Marines increased lethality. MORE

MCSC STEM camp fosters comradery, creativity among teens July 9, 2019 — For one week in June, 67 middle- and high-school students conducted science experiments, built unmanned underwater vehicles and constructed miniature submarines—made of potatoes. MORE

Building the future acquisition workforce, one intern at a time July 2, 2019 — Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy had the opportunity to get their sea legs in acquisition last month through Program Executive Officer Land Systems’ annual summer internship program. PEO Land Systems manages the acquisition of major land weapons systems and ground vehicles for the Marine Corps. The PEO Land Systems Internship Program was established in 2013 as a way to introduce cadets and midshipmen from the U.S. Military Academy and USNA to the world of Marine Corps acquisition and, more recently, additive manufacturing. MORE

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