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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)

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)

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)

Marines from Training and Education Command fire the M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer during a demonstration Oct. 20, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. During the demonstration, employees from Marine Corps Systems Command’s Ammunition Program Management Office gained first-hand experience of field artillery Marines in action to inform their work behind the scenes at MCSC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - Marines from Training and Education Command fire the M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer during a demonstration Oct. 20, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. During the demonstration, employees from Marine Corps Systems Command’s Ammunition Program Management Office gained first-hand experience of field artillery Marines in action to inform their work behind the scenes at MCSC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

Gunnery Sergeant Tasha Johnson of the Marine Corps Systems Command's Ammunition program office discusses the 155mm howitzer round with a youngster during Marine Week St. Louis. - Gunnery Sergeant Tasha Johnson of the Marine Corps Systems Command's Ammunition program office discusses the 155mm howitzer round with a youngster during Marine Week St. Louis.