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Marines to receive new, lightweight ammo for machine gun - Cpl. Justus Kree, a machine gunner with 1st Marine Division, instructs Marines on the operation of a M2 .50-caliber machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 20, 2019. On Jan. 16, Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to MAC LLC for approximately $10 million for polymer ammunition to be used in the M2 Machine Gun. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cutler Brice)

Modeling, simulation training systems prepare Marines for battle - Cpl. Victoria Fontanelli, of 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves through a simulated village inside the Infantry Immersion Trainer as part of training, aboard Camp Pendleton, California. Oct. 16, 2019. Program Manager for Training Systems supplies Marines with ground training systems, devices and training support services—such as the Infantry Immersion Trainer—to satisfy training requirements and enhance mission effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Brendan Custer)

Retiring PEO LS logistician reflects on generosity - Rod Montgomery, a logistician for Program Executive Officer Land Systems, addresses the crowd during his retirement ceremony, Dec. 16 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Montgomery has assisted Marine Corps Systems Command and the greater community in various ways for decades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

New ‘lifesaving’ biometric system reaches full-rate production - A Marine uses Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps Increment 2 to collect the fingerprints of exercise participants during user evaluation April 2019 in Muscatatuck, Indiana. IDS-MC Increment 2, a handheld device capable of capturing biometric data to identify suspects, reached full-rate production in fourth quarter 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Keystella Mitchell)

EOD Marines receive new IED wire detector - Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group use compact metal detectors to clear a road during urban motor transportation operations lane training as part of integrated training exercise 5-19 on Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Aug. 5, 2019. Fielded to EOD Marines in 2019, the Buried Command Wire Detector is a portable device that will replace Carbon Rod Detectors—a type of compact metal detector—within the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

Next-generation bomb suit lightens load for warfighter - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Hamilton is assisted with donning an Explosive Ordnance Disposal-9 Advanced Bomb Suit—the legacy system—during an EOD lateral move screening at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

A SBIR success: smaller, lighter refrigerators to hit fleet in 2021 - HM1 Michael McNett discusses the medical refrigerator on display May 1 during a Limited Military User Assessment and Engineering Technical Review at the Gruntworks Squad Integration Facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Marine Corps Systems Command expanded an existing contract with Rini Technologies, Inc. to procure lighter, more compact medical refrigeration units that will replace the legacy system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Large-scale exposition focuses on meeting the Corps’ future needs - Michael Poe (right), team lead for the Mobility/Counter Mobility program at Marine Corps Systems Command, and Kim Foster, MCSC’s strategic engagement and community relations lead, engage with guests at the command’s booth Sept. 19 at the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Held Sept. 17–19, MDMME enabled industry to showcase inventions and explore the realm of possibilities with the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)