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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)

Marine Corps engineers spark interest in STEM during annual festival

Engineers from Marine Corps Systems Command were on the lookout for the next generation of engineers and scientists during the USA Science and Engineering Festival April 6-8 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Engineers from several MCSC program offices took part in the three-day event that aims to stimulate interest in science, technology, engineering and math—or STEM—for more than 350,000 students and attendees every year. The event includes over 3,000 exhibits from government agencies, academia, industry and STEM organizations nationwide. MCSC has participated for the past three years, highlighting how the Marine Corps uses STEM to develop equipment and weapon systems for Marines.

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A child looks through the Medium Range Thermal Bi-ocular during the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 14–17 in Washington, DC. The MRTB was one of the items Marine Corps Systems Command showcased at its exhibit booth. This year marked MCSC’s second year participating in the festival as part of an ongoing effort to partner with other government agencies, academic institutions and private industry to improve STEM education in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne) - A child looks through the Medium Range Thermal Bi-ocular during the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 14–17 in Washington, DC. The MRTB was one of the items Marine Corps Systems Command showcased at its exhibit booth. This year marked MCSC’s second year participating in the festival as part of an ongoing effort to partner with other government agencies, academic institutions and private industry to improve STEM education in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

Marine Corps marvels minds during largest US STEM festival

Science was on the minds of attendees of the fourth USA Science and Engineering Festival April 14-17 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. As the largest science festival in the U.S., the event features nationwide contests and school programs to advance and inspire science, technology, engineering and math education in the next generation of scientists and engineers. This marked Marine Corps Systems Command’s second year participating in the festival as part of an ongoing effort to partner with other government agencies, academic institutions and private industry to improve STEM education in the United States.

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Destini Entzminger and Kevin Hovis (center), a technologist who works for Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications Program Management Office, watch a LEGO robot cross a balsa wood bridge June 21 at Quantico Middle/High School. Destini was one of more than 40 students who attended the annual week-long Quantico Summer Academy, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics camp. - Destini Entzminger and Kevin Hovis (center), a technologist who works for Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications Program Management Office, watch a LEGO robot cross a balsa wood bridge June 21 at Quantico Middle/High School. Destini was one of more than 40 students who attended the annual week-long Quantico Summer Academy, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics camp.