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Mobile satellite system reduces communication gaps, increases naval interoperability - Cpl. Clayton A. Phillips, a network administrator with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests the connectivity of Networking On-the-Move Airborne during flight operations from the amphibious assault ship, USS America. NOTM, a critical Force Design 2030 capability, is a mobile, satellite communication system that allows Marines to connect to networks and communicate while mobile or stationary on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck)

MCSC employs virtual training during COVID-19 - Marine Corps Lance Corp. Ryan Velek, Marine Corps Detachment student, socially distances and wears a mask while attending the in-classroom portion of his Apprentice Electronic Signals Intelligence Analyst course aboard Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Marine Corps Systems Command in spring 2020 began virtual New Equipment Training for MCH and the Secure Communication Controller. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves)

A Marine Corps squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Common Handheld to communicate during the Island Marauder exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, on Sept. 24, 2019. Marines had the ability to use emerging command and control technologies, including an enhanced version of the MCH, during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - A Marine Corps squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Common Handheld to communicate during the Island Marauder exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, on Sept. 24, 2019. Marines had the ability to use emerging command and control technologies, including an enhanced version of the MCH, during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Mobile communication system brings networks to the tactical edge - Imre Kovacs, a vehicle integration specialist at Marine Corps Systems Command, instructs Cpl. Joshua Deleon on how to distinguish cables in the Networking On-the-Move system during Island Marauder’s Network Integration Event July 16, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Fielded in 2013, NOTM is a satellite communication system that enables Marines to communicate while mobile on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Island Marauder demo puts new technology to the test with 3rd Marines - Marines from the 3rd Marine Regiment use a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Common Handheld during the Island Marauder Technology Demonstration Sept. 18, at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. MCSC—along with Marines from the 3rd Marine Regiment and the Marine Corps requirements community—conducted Island Marauder to inform future capability decisions for the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Maj. Travis Beeson)

Marine Corps adds MV-22 Osprey to Networking On-the-Move family of systems - Ground communications specialist Marines train on configuring and operating the Networking On-the-Move-Airborne Increment II. This month, Marine Corps Systems Command fielded the first NOTM-A Inc. II System to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance their ability to communicate in the air. (U.S. Marine Corps photo courtesy of Chris Wagner)

MCTSSA trains Marines on Networking On-the-Move - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kirsten Adams (right), a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receives over-the-shoulder Networking On-the-Move training from Dylan Cummiford (left), a NOTM analyst supporting MCTSSA’s Operating Forces Support Group, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 12. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sky M. Laron)

The Marine Corps Tactical Service Orientated Architecture will allow users to request and share mission-critical information on-demand. TSOA is a software platform that will be installed in combat operation centers, allowing for the sharing of data between COCs across the Corps. This removes the need to depend on multiple independent tactical data systems, which are not always compatible. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. David Staten) - The Marine Corps Tactical Service Orientated Architecture will allow users to request and share mission-critical information on-demand. TSOA is a software platform that will be installed in combat operation centers, allowing for the sharing of data between COCs across the Corps. This removes the need to depend on multiple independent tactical data systems, which are not always compatible. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. David Staten)