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Marine high-tech test lab named to honor fallen Major

The Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) dedicated its new Ground Combat Element Test Laboratory July 1 to the memory of Major Gerald M. Bloomfield II, who was killed on Nov. 2, 2005, when his Super Cobra attack helicopter crashed while flying in support of combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.Bloomfield served at MCTSSA as the

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Joe Finch visits Major Tammy Duckworth at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2004. Duckworth is a former Army helicopter pilot whose severe combat wounds in Iraq took both her legs and damaged her right arm. She is currently the Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Veteran Affairs. - Joe Finch visits Major Tammy Duckworth at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2004. Duckworth is a former Army helicopter pilot whose severe combat wounds in Iraq took both her legs and damaged her right arm. She is currently the Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Veteran Affairs.

PEO LS manager receives Spirit of Hope award

For almost a decade, Joe Finch has dedicated his time and service visiting and caring for wounded service members from the Washington, D.C., area to New Jersey. The Civilian Marine did not seek recognition. Nevertheless, he has received the 2009 Spirit of Hope award.The Wiegand Foundation, in coordination with the Office of the Secretary of

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Sergeants Garrett Ferris (left) and Paul Peacock, both Infantry Officers Course instructors at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., test their gear in the Gruntworks’ Immersive Trainer. Peacock is wearing gear from 2001 while Ferris is in current gear. - Sergeants Garrett Ferris (left) and Paul Peacock, both Infantry Officers Course instructors at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., test their gear in the Gruntworks’ Immersive Trainer. Peacock is wearing gear from 2001 while Ferris is in current gear.

Newest combat equipment heads to war

The clock is ticking. With sufficient data already in hand, according to Lieutenant Colonel A.J. Pasagian, there is no reason to delay getting lifesaving equipment to Marines under fire.The Colonel, Program Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment (PM ICE) at Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), minced no words as he described improvements to Marine

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Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel David Thompson, Program Manager for the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office (RS JPO), visits with an Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International member during a recent luncheon. Thompson emphasized that partnerships between RS JPO, industry and government will be crucial to fielding and sustaining robotic systems throughout their life cycles. - Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel David Thompson, Program Manager for the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office (RS JPO), visits with an Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International member during a recent luncheon. Thompson emphasized that partnerships between RS JPO, industry and government will be crucial to fielding and sustaining robotic systems throughout their life cycles.