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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

MCTSSA briefs industry leaders during partnership event February 15, 2019 — Marines, engineers and technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity hosted nearly 200 business leaders from across the country during an Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry Feb. 6, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The one-day event highlighted current technical objectives and associated challenges involved in supporting the command, control, communications and computers—or C4—systems used by expeditionary warfighters. MORE

Marine Corps modernizes how Marine recruiters capture data with new mobile tool February 13, 2019 — Marine Corps Systems Command has partnered with Marine Corps Recruiting Command to develop a new tool with the goal of making the job of recruiters a little easier. The launch is part of a strategic initiative to modernize the tools and technologies available to the recruiting force. The Marine Corps Recruiting Information Support System II, or MCRISS II, is a mobile platform that provides Marines with all of their recruiting needs from the moment they meet an applicant to the time they leave boot camp. MORE

Marine Rifle Squads get upgraded night vision devices January 22, 2019 — An updated helmet-mounted night vision system is beginning to make its way to infantry units. Marine Corps Systems Command accelerated the acquisition of about 1,300 Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles using existing Defense Logistics Agency contracts. “We have employed a bridge capability to give Marines the best gear right now available in the commercial marketplace,” said Lt. Col. Tim Hough, program manager for Infantry Weapons. “A final procurement solution will allow a larger pool of our industry partners to bid on the program.” MORE

MCSC supports 2018 Modern Day Marine Expo September 18, 2018 — Marine Corps Systems Command will support the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition Sept. 25-27, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The annual event showcases the latest innovations in military equipment and systems, designed specifically to address the evolving, expeditionary needs of the Marine Corps. During the three-day event, members of industry, military leaders and Marines will have the opportunity to interact with MCSC, and experience some of the systems and technology used by Marines in the fleet. MORE

MCTSSA personnel welcomes Vietnam veterans, share legacy September 13, 2018 — Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity welcomed Vietnam veterans from Marine Air Support Squadron 3 to MCTSSA’s headquarters aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton this summer. MCTSSA hosted the veterans and their family members, who hail from all over the country, as part of a 50th reunion tour that took them to various units across base. MORE

MCSC gears up for Marine Week Charlotte August 28, 2018 — Marine Corps Systems Command will join nearly 700 Marines as they converge on Charlotte, North Carolina, for Marine Week Sept. 5-9. During the five-day event, Marines will showcase hands-on displays, live demonstrations, time-honored Marine Corps traditions, musical performances and more. MORE

MCSC teams with Marines to build world’s first continuous 3D-printed concrete barracks August 23, 2018 — The Marine Corps is leading the way in employing advanced technologies and robotic construction. Earlier this month, the Additive Manufacturing Team at Marine Corps Systems Command teamed up with Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force to operate the world's largest concrete 3D printer at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Champaign, Illinois. As a joint effort between the Marine Corps, Army and Navy Seabees, an expeditionary concrete 3D printer was used to print a 500-square-foot barracks hut in 40 hours. MORE

Marine Corps explores graywater capability to reduce logistical footprint July 19, 2018 — When it comes to Marines and their equipment, the Marine Corps is focused on the concepts of smaller, faster, lighter and modular. The Fuel and Water Systems Team at Marine Corps Systems Command put this focus into action in the spring when it explored graywater recycling aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, with Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 25. MORE

MCTSSA supports live-fire exercise with 5th Battalion 11th Marines July 12, 2018 — Technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity tested various communications systems in support of Marine Corps operating forces during ongoing exercises in May and June. MCTSSA engineers and Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, evaluated pathways for passing digital targeting information from joint systems to the M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which culminated in a successful live-fire event at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, June 21. MORE

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