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Retiring PEO LS logistician reflects on generosity December 17, 2019 — Rod Montgomery, a logistician in Program Executive Officer Land Systems, has served his community for decades. He has leveraged his vast experiences to impart knowledge to family, friends and colleagues—helping them manage personal or professional challenges. MORE

Marines meet the makers of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle October 31, 2019 — Marines from the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion—slated to receive the first of the Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicles—received the rare opportunity to visit the ACV’s main production facility and meet with the workforce building the vehicle. MORE

Corps engages industry through briefing event September 20, 2019 — On Sept. 13, Marine Corps Systems Command and Program Executive Officer Land Systems engaged with stakeholders and other key audiences during the Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry. MORE

MCSC, PEO LS, LOGCOM, I&L leaders meet to discuss acquisition sustainment June 28, 2019 — Identifying ways to efficiently sustain existing systems is vital to the Corps, but this responsibility is easier said than done. On June 11, senior officials from Marine Corps Systems Command, Marine Corps Logistics Command, Program Executive Officer Land Systems and Headquarters Installations and Logistics congregated aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, to discuss lifecycle management strategies, and other acquisition and sustainment topics. MORE

Marine Corps at the forefront for ground-based lasers June 19, 2019 — A drone-killing, directed energy weapon prototype is now in the hands of Marines. The Compact Laser Weapons System—or CLaWS—is the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters on the ground. MORE

NETT Marines bridging the gap between the past and future of amphibious combat April 2, 2019 — At its core, any Marine Corps New Equipment Training Team is responsible for—as the name suggests—arming Marines with the knowledge and skills they need to operate and maintain new equipment to ensure Marines’ future success on the battlefield. When new equipment is fielded, the NETT provide the initial training to experienced legacy system operators and maintainers to help get them acquainted with the new system in the shortest time possible. MORE

Artillery Marines’ new radar brings the distance on the battlefield March 7, 2019 — The Corps’ primary indirect fire weapons detection system replacement is here, and is now getting into the hands of Marines. Program Executive Officer Land Systems started fielding the Ground/Air Oriented Task Radar—or G/ATOR—Block 2 systems to artillery Marines with the 11th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton, California. MORE

Marine Corps fields first Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 6, 2019 — Program Executive Officer Land Systems fielded its first Joint Light Tactical Vehicle to Marines at School of Infantry West during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 28, at Camp Pendleton, California. Andrew Rodgers, program manager for the Light Tactical Vehicles program at PEO Land Systems, presented the Corps’ first JLTV to Col. Kyle Stoddard, commanding officer at SOI-West. MORE

Inside Acquisition: How the Marine Corps plans to double the MTVR’s lifespan February 28, 2019 — Since the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement entered service in 2001, it has been the primary tactical wheeled logistics vehicle used to deliver personnel and supplies to forward-deployed units. Its multiple variants enable the workhorse to not only carry fuel, food and supplies, but to also serve as the primary vehicle for towing systems like the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar, High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, and M777 lightweight 155mm Howitzer. MORE

The Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle offers ‘significantly greater survivability, mobility’ than predecessor January 28, 2019 — The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle program reached another milestone, proving the vehicle’s ability to deliver future combat power from ship to shore and follow-on objectives. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed testing on the ACV, which proved the new vehicles' ability to not only take on challenging surf, but also complete a long swim from ship to shore and back. These major accomplishments facilitated the program moving from what was originally envisioned as an incremental approach, to one that will be known as the ACV family of vehicles, without the nomenclature of ACV 1.1 or ACV 1.2. MORE

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