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Marine Corps releases solicitation for rocket system - A test facility professional prepares to fire an M72 LAW Fire from Enclosure test round at an undisclosed test range in 2019. In July, the Army released a Request for Proposals on behalf of the Marine Corps for the M72 LAW Fire from Enclosure munition—a lightweight rocket system that Marines can fire from an enclosure, cover or concealment, increasing their lethality and safety. (Courtesy photograph)

Annual awards recognize superior performance among Corps’ acquisition workforce - Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Faulkner, president and chief executive officer of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation, congratulates recipients of the Higgins, Stoner and Roebling awards during the annual Marine Corps Systems Command Acquisition Excellence Awards, July 28 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. These three awards are signed by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger and sponsored by MCA&F. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Andrew Reynolds)

MCSC launches digital platform for Marine feedback - Pfc. Kirsten Adams (right), a radio operator with 1st Marine Logistics Group, receives Networking On-the-Move training from Dylan Cummiford (left), a NOTM analyst supporting, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 12, 2017. In June, Marine Corps Systems Command launched an easy-to-use program that enables Fleet Marines to provide feedback on communication equipment in real time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sky M. Laron)

Voice of the infantry: Gunner serves as conduit between MCSC, FMF - Gunnery Sgt. David Tomlinson before participating in a clearing operation in Haditha Dam, Iraq, in 2006. In January 2019, Tomlinson became Marine Corps Systems Command’s first infantry weapons officer, or gunner, enabling him to relay equipment feedback from Fleet Marines to MCSC program offices. (Courtesy photo)

Award named for pioneering Marine recognizes ‘unconventional thinking, combat leadership’ - Col. John T. Gutierrez, Marine Corps Systems Command’s portfolio manager for Logistics Combat Element Systems, presents the first Lt. Gen. “Brute” Krulak Award to Ron Diefenbach, May 7 in Stafford, Virginia. Diefenbach, a program analyst for LCES, was recognized for demonstrating a spirit of unconventional thinking and leadership. Gutierrez recently instituted this quarterly award to recognize and incentivize innovative thinking within the portfolio. (Courtesy photo)

Corps’ satellite communication system exceeding performance expectations - 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, 2017 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Marine Corps Systems Command is updating its tactical satellite system that increases communication on the battlefield. Based on field user evaluations, the upgraded technology is performing beyond expectations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sky M. Laron)

PM Infantry Weapons undergoing largest modernization effort in decades - Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct practical application to compare green and white phosphor night vision goggles at RAAF Base Darwin, Australia, June 18, 2019. The Program Manager for Infantry Weapons at Marine Corps Systems Command is modernizing various weapon systems to gain a competitive edge over near-peer threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kealii De Los Santos)

MCSC achieves fielding decision after ‘herculean’ effort - Sgt. Johnathon Merten, a radio operator with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts a radio check during a long distance, high-frequency communications training event held on Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 13. In March, the Marine Corps’ High Frequency Radio II received a favorable fielding decision one year earlier than originally forecast. Marine Corps Systems Command expects to begin fielding the new radio in the spring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Aulick)