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An overdue homecoming: 77 years later, Marine finds his way home - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kirk Mullins, program manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, served as the presenting officer at the funeral of private first class Louis Wiesehan, Jr., on Sept. 19, 2020, in their hometown of Richmond, Ind. Wiesehan was identified, recovered, repatriated and finally laid to rest 77 years after he was killed. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 conduct New Equipment Training with Phase II of the Common Aviation Command and Control System aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2019. CAC2S modernizes aviation command and control equipment and improves interoperability among Marine Air Command and Control squadrons, Marine Air-Ground Task Force assets and joint agencies. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full rate production units of CAC2S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc) - U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 conduct New Equipment Training with Phase II of the Common Aviation Command and Control System aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2019. CAC2S modernizes aviation command and control equipment and improves interoperability among Marine Air Command and Control squadrons, Marine Air-Ground Task Force assets and joint agencies. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full rate production units of CAC2S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Retiring PEO LS logistician reflects on generosity - Rod Montgomery, a logistician for Program Executive Officer Land Systems, addresses the crowd during his retirement ceremony, Dec. 16 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Montgomery has assisted Marine Corps Systems Command and the greater community in various ways for decades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Marines meet the makers of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle - Marines from the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion—slated to receive the first of the Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicles—sign the side of an unfinished ACV at a manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 16, 2019. Marines from 3rd AA Bn. received the rare opportunity to visit the ACV’s main production facility and meet with the workforce building the vehicle. (Courtesy Photo)

Corps engages industry through briefing event - William Bush, lead Information Systems Security Manager at Marine Corps Systems Command, closed the event with a presentation about the command’s cybersecurity branch Sept. 13 at the Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The day-long event provided a platform for MCSC to engage with industry in a controlled business environment and establish a foundation for industry’s investment in future technology needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

MCSC, PEO LS, LOGCOM, I&L leaders meet to discuss acquisition sustainment - Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian (right), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, and Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Shrader, commanding general of Marine Corps Logistics Command, converse during the second Ground Acquisition Sustainment Summit June 11, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. During the event, senior officials from MCSC, LOGCOM and Program Executive Officer Land Systems discussed lifecycle management strategies, and other acquisition and sustainment topics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

A Marine conducts pre-deployment training and evaluation. Additionally, Marines are evaluating the Compact Laser Weapons System, the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters, as another potential C-UAS defeat capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck) - A Marine conducts pre-deployment training and evaluation. Additionally, Marines are evaluating the Compact Laser Weapons System, the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters, as another potential C-UAS defeat capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

NETT Marines bridging the gap between the past and future of amphibious combat - Marines from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle new equipment training team complete an operator course in the vehicle. NETT Marines train to become subject matter experts on new equipment, such as the ACV, in order to teach other Marines how to maintain and operate newly-fielded equipment. In addition to instructing Marines, the NET team reviews and provides input to training manuals and standard operating procedures, help develop ranges and plan field operations for Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Artillery Marines’ new radar brings the distance on the battlefield - Sgt. Robert Huber with the Target Acquisition Platoon, counter-battery radar at 11th Marines inspects a newly-fielded Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar Block 2 radar system at Camp Pendleton, California. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently started fielding the G/ATOR Block 2, which supports MAGTF counter-fire and counterbattery missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Marine Corps fields first Joint Light Tactical Vehicle - The Corps’ first Joint Light Tactical Vehicles were fielded to School of Infantry West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2019. The JLTV has higher up-time between missions, better suspension, and added protection from bullets and bombs to its occupants than its predecessor the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV/Humvee). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos)