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Marine Corps awards contract for lighter-weight body armor to better fit all Marines - U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment load their M16A4 rifle magazines before conducting a live-fire marksmanship event Aug. 6. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to produce Plate Carrier Generation III body armor– a move that will help Marines increase their mobility and keep them safe through training and deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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)