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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)

This fiscal year Marines will receive smart phones that make calling for fire support easier, quicker and more accurate. The Target Handoff System Version 2, or THS V.2, is a portable system designed for use by dismounted Marines to locate targets, pinpoint global positioning coordinates and call for close air, artillery and naval fire support using secure digital communications. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws) - The Target Handoff System Version 2 is one of many pieces of equipment Marine Corps Systems Command will display at the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition Sept. 19-21, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. THS V.2 is a portable system designed for dismounted Marines to locate targets, pinpoint global positioning coordinates and call for close-air, artillery and naval fire support using secure digital communications. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws)

At the Report to Industry event during Modern Day Marine aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico in September, a panel of three key figures in Marine Corps acquisition gave a loud and clear message to the hundreds of industry members in the audience: Our budget might be shrinking, but the need for new technologies and equipment is going to stay the same. The three-person panel at the event consisted of Ariane Whittemore, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Programs and Resources, Headquarters Marine Corps; Bill Taylor, Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS); and Brigadier General Frank Kelley, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC). - At the Report to Industry event during Modern Day Marine aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico in September, a panel of three key figures in Marine Corps acquisition gave a loud and clear message to the hundreds of industry members in the audience: Our budget might be shrinking, but the need for new technologies and equipment is going to stay the same. The three-person panel at the event consisted of Ariane Whittemore, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Programs and Resources, Headquarters Marine Corps; Bill Taylor, Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS); and Brigadier General Frank Kelley, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC).

Both Dr. John Burrow, Marine Corps Systems Command Executive Director, and Mr. William Taylor, Program Executive Officer Land Systems, spoke during the Report to Industry event at the Modern Day Marine exposition. - Both Dr. John Burrow, Marine Corps Systems Command Executive Director, and Mr. William Taylor, Program Executive Officer Land Systems, spoke during the Report to Industry event at the Modern Day Marine exposition.