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Marine Corps explores graywater capability to reduce logistical footprint - Combat Logistics Regiment 25 Marines unfold a 3,000 gallon water bladder during expeditionary water purification in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course 2-18. Last spring, Marine Corps Systems Command explored a vendor prototype add-on module to the Lightweight Water Purification System that allows Marines to purify graywater for future use. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathaniel S. McAllister)

MCTSSA supports live-fire exercise with 5th Battalion 11th Marines - Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, coordinate strikes with a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System at the Air Combat Element landing strip as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 3-18 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 21, 2018. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

MCSC introduces students to STEM possibilities - Students at Quantico Middle/High School work with a mentor to build a bottle rocket during the 8th annual Quantico Summer Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy June 29, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The STEM Academy is hosted annually in partnership with Marine Corps Systems Command and QMHS to give middle schoolers an opportunity to get hands-on experience through various STEM challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Murphy)

MCTSSA cyber pros talk tech during career day - Jimmy Clevenger (left), Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity senior principal engineer for cyber, talks about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers Mar. 30, with students at Baypoint Preparatory Academy. Chris Sikes (right), MCTSSA electronics engineer, performs a cyber vulnerability demonstration, which gave the students a glimpse at what hackers are capable of and how to protect against them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sky M. Laron)

Marine Corps engineers spark interest in STEM during annual festival - Students watch a 3D printer demonstration April 6, at Marine Corps Systems Command’s exhibit during the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. The three-day festival welcomes thousands of students from around the country every year. MCSC engineers participate in the event to spark interest in science, technology, engineering and math, and showcase how the Marine Corps uses STEM to develop equipment and weapon systems for Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Elite USMC lab hosts technology demonstration - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ben Major (far-right), 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion platoon sergeant, tests a handheld device during Agile Bloodhound 2017 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 11. The Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, or MCTSSA, hosted elements of the Agile Bloodhound 2017 integration and demonstration event Aug. 7-17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sky M. Laron)

During the seventh annual STEM camp at Quantico Middle / High School, students developed balloons filled with oatmeal, water, and red dye to simulate the brain, and had to develop a structure to protect the “balloon brains” from concussion. The activity culminated in a competition where students dropped their balloon brains from the ladder of a fire truck supplied by the Quantico Fire Department. Three balloon brains tied for honors, surviving drops up to 21 feet. (Courtesy photo) - During the seventh annual STEM camp at Quantico Middle / High School, students developed balloons filled with oatmeal, water, and red dye to simulate the brain, and had to develop a structure to protect the “balloon brains” from concussion. The activity culminated in a competition where students dropped their balloon brains from the ladder of a fire truck supplied by the Quantico Fire Department. Three balloon brains tied for honors, surviving drops up to 21 feet. (Courtesy photo)

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)