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Corps announces winners of helmet retention system prize challenge - Seaman Roy Wells, a hospital corpsman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, wears an Enhanced Combat Helmet while holding a position during a hike aboard Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., July 30, 2018. Marine Corps Systems Command completed a prize challenge in April, awarding cash prizes to two teams for submitting innovative ideas to improve the ECH retention system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Dublinske)

AMOC gives Marines 24/7 additive manufacturing assistance - U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa observe a 3D printer during an Additive Manufacturing course at Morón Air Base, Spain, June 27, 2018. Marines now have 24/7 access to additive manufacturing assistance with the establishment of the Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell at Marine Corps Systems Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Britni M. Garcia Green)

MCSC supports 2018 Modern Day Marine Expo - A Marine from Marine Corps Systems Command meets attendees at Modern Day Marine Military Exposition 2017. MCSC will display many capabilities and pieces of equipment at this year’s expo Sept. 25-27, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jennifer Sevier)

Gunnery Sgt. Doug McCue, a machinist with the 2nd Maintenance Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrates the capabilities of a large-build 3-D printer in the X-FAB Facility Aug. 1. The X-FAB, or Expeditionary Fabrication, Facility is a self-contained, transportable additive manufacturing lab comprised of a 20-by-20-foot shelter, 3-D printers, a scanner and computer-aided design software system that can be used to fabricate repair and replacement parts in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly) - Gunnery Sgt. Doug McCue, a machinist with the 2nd Maintenance Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrates the capabilities of a large-build 3-D printer in the X-FAB Facility Aug. 1. The X-FAB, or Expeditionary Fabrication, Facility is a self-contained, transportable additive manufacturing lab comprised of a 20-by-20-foot shelter, 3-D printers, a scanner and computer-aided design software system that can be used to fabricate repair and replacement parts in the field. The Marine Corps is exploring this expeditionary capability to expedite heavy equipment repairs in deployed environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

Chief Hospital Corpsman Jared Anderson uses an Infrascanner to assess Master Gunnery Sgt. Maceo Mathis for intracranial hematomas--or bleeding within the skull--aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. The Infrascanner is a portable, medical diagnostic device that provides early detection of intracranial hematomas in the field, potentially saving lives and improving casualty care and recovery. Infrascanners are available for medical personnel to use at battalion aid stations across the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - Chief Hospital Corpsman Jared Anderson uses an Infrascanner to assess Master Gunnery Sgt. Maceo Mathis for intracranial hematomas--or bleeding within the skull--aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. The Infrascanner is a portable, medical diagnostic device that provides early detection of intracranial hematomas in the field, potentially saving lives and improving casualty care and recovery. Infrascanners are available for medical personnel to use at battalion aid stations across the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Brig. Gen Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, looks over the Dry Super Absorbing Fabric, or DrySAF, during the Navy’s Forum for Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Transition May 16. MCSC’s SBIR/STTR program gives small businesses the opportunity to develop innovative advances in technologies to address Marine Corps needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Barb Hamby) - Brig. Gen Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, looks over the Dry Super Absorbing Fabric, or DrySAF, during the Navy’s Forum for Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Transition May 16. MCSC’s SBIR/STTR program gives small businesses the opportunity to develop innovative advances in technologies to address Marine Corps needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Barb Hamby)

Marine Corps Systems Command and Program Executive Officer Land Systems conduct an Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (APBI) every two years, and the next event is scheduled to take place April 30 through May 2, 2012, at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Va. The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is the organization managing the Marine Corps acquisition team’s APBI, and more information can be found on their website at http://www.ndia.org/meetings/2900/Pages/default.aspx. Individuals and companies interested in attending and/or displays and exhibits can also contact NDIA’s Brant Murray, bmurray@ndia.org or (703) 247-2572. - Marine Corps Systems Command and Program Executive Officer Land Systems conduct an Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (APBI) every two years, and the next event is scheduled to take place April 30 through May 2, 2012, at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Va. The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is the organization managing the Marine Corps acquisition team’s APBI, and more information can be found on their website at http://www.ndia.org/meetings/2900/Pages/default.aspx. Individuals and companies interested in attending and/or displays and exhibits can also contact NDIA’s Brant Murray, bmurray@ndia.org or (703) 247-2572.