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MCSC teams with Marines to build world’s first continuous 3D-printed concrete barracks - Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force monitor the computer while the world's largest concrete 3D printer constructs a 500-square-foot barracks hut at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Champaign, Illinois. Marine Corps Systems Command conducted the field user evaluation in mid-August to inform future requirements for cutting-edge technology and autonomous systems. (Courtesy photo)

The Marine Corps released a request for information for a lightweight hard armor plate to lighten the load for Marines and allow commanders to adapt to the mission on the battlefield. Marine Corps Systems Command will assess industry’s capability to make a plate that would supplement the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert and provide protection for low intensity threat environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey) - The Marine Corps released a request for information for a lightweight hard armor plate to lighten the load for Marines and allow commanders to adapt to the mission on the battlefield. Marine Corps Systems Command will assess industry’s capability to make a plate that would supplement the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert and provide protection for low intensity threat environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

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)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fire a MK-154 Launcher Mine Clearance on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 23, 2017. Marine Corps Systems Command has reengineered the MK-154 with a new hydraulic and electrical system that makes the capability safer, more reliable and cheaper to maintain. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maritza Vela) - U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fire a MK-154 Launcher Mine Clearance on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 23, 2017. Marine Corps Systems Command has reengineered the MK-154 with a new hydraulic and electrical system that makes the capability safer, more reliable and cheaper to maintain. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maritza Vela)

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)