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MCTSSA improves shipboard communication for Marines March 19, 2020 — Over a two-week period, the MCTSSA Naval Integration Team conducted a System of Systems Operability Test, or SOTS, aboard USS America—while underway from Sasebo to Okinawa, Japan—to validate the interoperability of Marine Corps C4 systems within the shipboard network environment. MORE

MCTSSA Marine recognized during Installation neXt expo May 31, 2019 — A Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Marine was recognized by Maj. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations Command, during an Installation neXt Mobility symposium and industry day event May 7, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Maj. Steve Harvey won the MCICOM 2019 Resilience Crowdsourcing Challenge, which sought to address making Marine Corps installations more resilient in five categories: energy, water, communications, food and logistical mobility. MORE

Seabees support MCTSSA during PACBLITZ 2019 May 2, 2019 — A swarm of U.S. Navy Seabees put their renowned “can-do” spirit to work during construction projects aboard Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity in March. Thirty-three Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE built a concrete pad and a new permanent block-style command sign for MCTSSA as part of their training during Pacific Blitz 2019. MORE

MCTSSA personnel help strengthen acquisition workforce March 29, 2019 — On a rather secluded and undeveloped piece of southern California coastline lies a succession of nondescript buildings that seem unremarkable to the naked eye. Yet, inside these structures, sophisticated laboratories are housed with highly skilled engineers and technical experts testing the very limits of battlefield communications, and they need to train their replacements. MORE

MCTSSA sergeant major passes the sword February 27, 2019 — Marines, civilian Marines, distinguished guests and loved ones gathered Feb. 8, for a relief and appointment ceremony on the parade field at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Keith Massi relinquished the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. Jerry Gomes. Massi had assumed his post as the MCTSSA sergeant major in August 2016 and oversaw a workforce of approximately 300 personnel. MORE

MCTSSA conducts systems operability testing aboard USS Wasp February 25, 2019 — Engineers and technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity conducted systems operability testing in January aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, in support of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit operations in the Indo-Pacific region. MORE

MCTSSA briefs industry leaders during partnership event February 15, 2019 — Marines, engineers and technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity hosted nearly 200 business leaders from across the country during an Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry Feb. 6, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The one-day event highlighted current technical objectives and associated challenges involved in supporting the command, control, communications and computers—or C4—systems used by expeditionary warfighters. MORE

MCTSSA Marine receives 2018 Lasswell Award for Fleet Support December 14, 2018 — A Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Marine was recognized by the National Defense Industrial Association, or NDIA, during an award ceremony Oct. 23in San Diego. Maj. Paxton Miller was honored as the 2018 Alva Bryan Lasswell Award winner for Fleet Support by Rear Adm. Dan Dwyer, commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine. MORE

MCTSSA conducts systems operability testing aboard USS Boxer October 2, 2018 — Engineers and technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity conducted systems operability testing in September aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in support of 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit operations. Amphibious warships must be able to sail in harm’s way and provide a rapid buildup of combat power ashore in the face of opposition. This requires cyber-enabled network Marines to integrate shipboard systems, and provide combatant commanders real-time command and control capabilities. MORE

MCTSSA Marine rushes to aid car crash victim September 25, 2018 — A Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Marine was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Sept. 12, for life-saving actions he took to aid a car crash victim in August. Capt. Michael Bates, a father of two and native of Carleton, Michigan, was recently on leave from his duty station at Camp Pendleton, California. He witnessed a vehicle crash while traveling along Highway 25 in Rocky Top, Tennessee, approximately 25 miles northwest of Knoxville, and was first on the scene to render aid. MORE

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