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Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, speaks with leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Land Capability Group on Dismounted Soldier Systems during the group’s biannual meeting aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on April 5. LCG DSS is part of the NATO Army Armaments Group, one of the three main armaments groups subordinate to NATO's Conference of National Armaments Directors. NAAG’s mission is to support nations in achieving the objectives of NATO land force armaments cooperation. It promotes interoperability of alliance and partner armed forces by means of information exchange, materiel standardization and cooperative activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Emily Greene) - Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, speaks with leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Land Capability Group on Dismounted Soldier Systems during the group’s biannual meeting aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on April 5. LCG DSS is part of the NATO Army Armaments Group, one of the three main armaments groups subordinate to NATO's Conference of National Armaments Directors. NAAG’s mission is to support nations in achieving the objectives of NATO land force armaments cooperation. It promotes interoperability of alliance and partner armed forces by means of information exchange, materiel standardization and cooperative activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Emily Greene)

Sgt. Michael Cummins, an Amphibious Assault Vehicle crew chief with Amphibious Assault Platoon at The Basic School, looks through the sight of an M-16 in the human factors lab at Gruntworks. Gruntworks serves as a “workshop” for the Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad, or MERS, team to test existing and emerging equipment to help MCSC provide improved items to infantry Marines. - Sgt. Michael Cummins, an Amphibious Assault Vehicle crew chief with Amphibious Assault Platoon at The Basic School, looks through the sight of an M-16 in the human factors lab at Gruntworks. Gruntworks serves as a “workshop” for the Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad, or MERS, team to test existing and emerging equipment to help MCSC provide improved items to infantry Marines.