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U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fire a MK-154 Launcher Mine Clearance on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 23, 2017. Marine Corps Systems Command has reengineered the MK-154 with a new hydraulic and electrical system that makes the capability safer, more reliable and cheaper to maintain. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maritza Vela) - U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fire a MK-154 Launcher Mine Clearance on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 23, 2017. Marine Corps Systems Command has reengineered the MK-154 with a new hydraulic and electrical system that makes the capability safer, more reliable and cheaper to maintain. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maritza Vela)

Smoke clears after Marines deploy an MK-154 mine clearance launcher during a training exercise in Twentynine Palms, California. The MK-154 was deadlined in 2013 following a mishap at the recommendation of Marine Corps Systems Command engineers trained in mishap investigation. The Mishap Investigation Training and Support Implementation Team, or MITSIT, received a Secretary of the Navy Safety Award for their efforts in training acquisition engineers to be mishap investigators. - Smoke clears after Marines deploy an MK-154 mine clearance launcher during a training exercise in Twentynine Palms, California. The MK-154 was deadlined in 2013 following a mishap at the recommendation of Marine Corps Systems Command engineers trained in mishap investigation. The Mishap Investigation Training and Support Implementation Team, or MITSIT, received a Secretary of the Navy Safety Award for their efforts in training acquisition engineers to be mishap investigators.