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Timothy D. McLean (right), a senior technical advisor within the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Test and Certification Group, receives the National Defense Industrial Association 2016 Tester of the Year Award from Col. Benjamin Stinson, commanding officer of MCTSSA. The award is presented to outstanding individuals in the field of Test and Evaluation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Emily Greene) - Timothy D. McLean (right), a senior technical advisor within the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Test and Certification Group, receives the National Defense Industrial Association 2016 Tester of the Year Award from Col. Benjamin Stinson, commanding officer of MCTSSA. The award is presented to outstanding individuals in the field of Test and Evaluation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Emily Greene)

Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally, Department of the Navy deputy chief information officer for the Marine Corps, presents the 2015 Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association Copernicus Award to David Vierra, who is joined by his wife Mila, Feb. 10 in San Diego, Calif. Vierra, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, received the award for his sustained, superior performance in the field of interoperability and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence/information technology. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Wil Williams) - Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally, Department of the Navy deputy chief information officer for the Marine Corps, presents the 2015 Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association Copernicus Award to David Vierra, who is joined by his wife Mila, Feb. 10 in San Diego, Calif. Vierra, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, received the award for his sustained, superior performance in the field of interoperability and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence/information technology. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Wil Williams)

Participants prepare to launch their makeshift boats during the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch’s inaugural bathtub boat race Nov. 21 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Seven teams assigned to the AVTB, a subordinate unit of Marine Corps Systems Command, were challenged to build boats out of scavenged and recycled materials. - Participants prepare to launch their makeshift boats during the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch’s inaugural bathtub boat race Nov. 21 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Seven teams assigned to the AVTB, a subordinate unit of Marine Corps Systems Command, were challenged to build boats out of scavenged and recycled materials.

Col. Chris Snyder (left) passes the flag to Col. Ben Stinson during the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity change of command ceremony June 26 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Stinson previously served as project manager for Robotic Systems Joint Program Office in Warren, Mich. He will now serve as the 21st commanding officer for MCTSSA, a subordinate activity to Marine Corps Systems Command. - Col. Chris Snyder (left) passes the flag to Col. Ben Stinson during the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity change of command ceremony June 26 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Stinson previously served as project manager for Robotic Systems Joint Program Office in Warren, Mich. He will now serve as the 21st commanding officer for MCTSSA, a subordinate activity to Marine Corps Systems Command.