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MCTSSA cyber pros talk tech during career day May 3, 2018 — Advancements in technology are increasing exponentially, spurring the need for a high-tech workforce to support the networks and information systems of the future. Cyber security professionals from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity spoke to students from Baypoint Preparatory Academy about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM, career opportunities March 30, during the school’s first career day held at its Hemet campus. MORE

MCTSSA support center aids operating forces February 28, 2018 — Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity’s support center, located aboard Camp Pendleton, California, is the Marine Corps’ premier tactical command, control, communications, computers and intelligence, or C4I, systems support agency. The support center provides Department of Defense personnel with an array of C4I systems support in garrison or forward deployed, across the full range of military operations. MORE

MCTSSA Marines conduct combat skills training January 30, 2018 — U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity sharpened their combat skills at multiple training locations across Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Jan. 19. “Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary.” This adage from Gen. Alfred M. Gray, 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, has come to embody the fighting spirit of the Marine Corps. MORE

MCTSSA Marine earns prestigious fleet support award November 29, 2017 — A Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Marine was recognized by the National Defense Industrial Association, or NDIA, during an award ceremony Oct. 24, at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego. Maj. Scott Fortner was awarded the 2017 Alva Bryan Lasswell Award for Fleet Support. MORE

Tech support will aid battlefield communication October 31, 2017 — The ultra high frequency spectrum is the military’s workhorse, supporting more than 60 percent of Department of Defense satellite communication users. A group of technical support officers, radio operators and electronics engineers from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity put that horse through its paces testing new satellite-capable technology Sept. 13-Oct. 25 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. MORE

MCTSSA trains Marines on Networking On-the-Move September 18, 2017 — Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity communications analysts provided Marines over-the-shoulder training on the unique Networking On-the-Move, or NOTM, Command and Control capability Sept. 12, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. MORE

Elite USMC lab hosts technology demonstration September 5, 2017 — Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity hosted elements of the Agile Bloodhound 2017 integration and demonstration event Aug. 7-17 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Agile Bloodhound is an annual Office of Naval Research event that highlights science and technology efforts supporting expeditionary warfighters. MORE

MCTSSA Marine represents Corps in international triathlon August 14, 2017 — Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity’s logistics officer joined a group of elite service members to represent the U.S. Armed Forces Triathlon Team in the 2017 World Military Triathlon Championship in Warendorf, Germany, Aug. 3- 6. MORE

MCTSSA senior technical advisor named NDIA ‘Tester of the Year’ March 7, 2016 — The National Defense Industrial Association has named Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity’s Timothy D. McLean as the Marine Corps Civilian Tester of the Year. McLean, a senior technical advisor within the Test and Certification Group, was recognized for leading MCTSSA’s implementation and employment of the Statistical Test and Analysis Tools methodology to tactical data link testing protocols conducted at MCTSSA. As a result of his efforts, there is now increased rigor, defensibility and confidence in the testing of Marine Corps command, control, communications and computer systems. MORE

MCTSSA Interoperability Branch manager wins Copernicus Award February 11, 2015 — An information technology specialist at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity received the 2015 Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association Copernicus Award Feb. 10 in San Diego, California. David Vierra leads the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System/Multi-functional Information Distribution Link-16 Network Design Facility for the Marine Corps. He was awarded the Copernicus for his sustained, superior performance in the field of interoperability and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence/information technology. MORE

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