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Corps fields next-generation body armor to Marines - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Nash, a rifleman with 1st Marine Division, provides cover fire while wearing the Plate Carrier Generation III during the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 28, 2020. Developed by Marine Corps Systems Command, the PC Gen. III is a lightweight body armor system comprising protective plates to guard against bullets and fragmentation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jack C. Howell)

Corps announces winners of elbow, knee pads prize challenge - Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, don their personal protective equipment in preparation for a Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2015. Marine Corps Systems Command completed its second series of prize challenges in August, awarding cash to two businesses for their innovative ideas for creating improved knee and elbow pad protection for the warfighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shannon Kroening)

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)

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)

Corps looks to increase comms, lethality with next-gen hearing system - The Marine Corps released a request for information for a suite of hearing enhancement devices to help Marines communicate better and increase their lethality on the battlefield. Marine Corps Systems Command will assess industry’s capability to provide devices that are compatible with Marine Corps radios and the Marine Corps Enhanced Combat Helmet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe)

U.S. Army Cpl. Gregory McLellan and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clinton Smith plot grid points during a joint training exercise at Arta, Djibouti. Through informal methods like training exercises, as well as formally established joint forums, the services work together to share new technology and ideas to develop, test and deliver ever-better capabilities for Marines and Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook) - U.S. Army Cpl. Gregory McLellan and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clinton Smith plot grid points during a joint training exercise at Arta, Djibouti. Through informal methods like training exercises, as well as formally established joint forums, the services work together to share new technology and ideas to develop, test and deliver ever-better capabilities for Marines and Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)

Marine Corps Systems Command released four mobile applications that put access to customized uniform, equipment and training information at the fingertips of every Marine. The apps were previously only available for Android, but are now available for iPhone users as well. - Marine Corps Systems Command released four mobile applications that put access to customized uniform, equipment and training information at the fingertips of every Marine. The apps were previously only available for Android, but are now available for iPhone users as well.

Marine Corps Systems Command launched a new YouTube channel that features training videos for the Enhanced Combat Helmet and Marine Corps Sleep System. The ECH will soon be issued to deploying Marines, and the sleep system is already being used by Marines in the field. The videos, produced by MCSC's Infantry Combat Equipment, will help Marines better understand how to use the two pieces of gear. - Marine Corps Systems Command launched a new YouTube channel that features training videos for the Enhanced Combat Helmet and Marine Corps Sleep System. The ECH will soon be issued to deploying Marines, and the sleep system is already being used by Marines in the field. The videos, produced by MCSC's Infantry Combat Equipment, will help Marines better understand how to use the two pieces of gear.