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MCSC, PEO LS to hold industry briefing in June December 23, 2013 — Marine Corps Systems Command and Program Executive Officer Land Systems have tentatively scheduled the biennial Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry for June 4-6, 2014, at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Va. The APBI is the only exposition and conference focused solely on Marine Corps acquisition; critical requirements for innovation and sustainment; platform acquisition priorities and program manager assessments. MORE

Marines test SMAW Mod 2 with new modular ballistic sight December 17, 2013 — Assault Marines and combat engineers from The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., tested a new model of the shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon, or SMAW Mod 2 on Quantico's Range 15 in late November. They were the first Marines to fire the weapon upgraded with a new modular ballistic sight. MORE

New DoD Instruction 5000.02 Issued December 9, 2013 — Outgoing Deputy Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, issued interim policy Nov. 26, effective immediately, to replace the previous Department of Defense instruction 5000.02. This interim instruction provides the detailed procedures that guide the Operation of the Defense Acquisition System and applies to all organizational entities within the department. For more information, go to http://go.usa.gov/WtBW. For MCSC specific implementation guidance and instructions, visit VIPER: http://go.usa.gov/WtBR. MORE

MCSC Combat Operations Center wins performance-based logistics award December 6, 2013 — By Carden Hedelt, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsPerformance-based logistics is the preferred strategy for providing product support within the Department of Defense, according to Marine Corps Order 4081.2, dating back to January of 2007. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Combat Operations Center, a program under Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, MORE

Zeroing in: 3rd Marine Regiment tests new sight December 3, 2013 — Marines from 3rd Marine Regiment conducted an M203 40 mm grenade launcher shoot with a recently developed sight as part of fielding and new equipment training Nov. 19 at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility in Hawaii. Capt. Robert Tavzel, Marine Corps Systems Command project officer for Lasers and Illuminators within Infantry Weapons Systems and a native of Fredericksburg, Va., said the new sight was developed in response to an urgent universal needs statement. MORE

ISI Admin Officer, Purple Heart recipient, continues his life's calling November 26, 2013 — Owen McNamara visited a military entrance processing station three days after his 17th birthday for his initial processing to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. McNamara never wavered in the two hours of processing, nor the 10 months in the delayed entry program, nor the 13 weeks in boot camp, nor on his Valentine's Day flight to Kuwait as a Marine rifleman. McNamara would deploy twice and earn a Purple Heart Medal before he could drink legally. Now, at 28, he's an administrative officer for Information Systems and Infrastructure at MCSC. MORE

Marines evaluate JBC-P communication equipment at NIE 14.1 November 22, 2013 — By Staff Sgt. Candice Harrison, 24th Press Camp Headquarters, Fort Bliss, Texas Under the direction of Marine Corps Systems Command’s Joint Battlefield Command-Platform Family of Systems program, approximately 40 Marines participated in JBC-P communication systems evaluations during the monthlong Network Integration Evaluation 14.1 held at Fort MORE

IWS civilian wins award for improved rifle ammunition work November 19, 2013 — An Infantry Weapons Systems engineer from Marine Corps Systems Command won the Donald Roebling Award for acquisition innovation Nov. 4 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Sal Fanelli, a supervisory engineer for Infantry Weapons Systems at MCSC, received the 2012 Roebling award for his role in finding a better round of ammunition for Marines to use with the M16A4 rifle and the M4 carbine. Fanelli also led an effort that researched how the improved round would perform when fired from these two weapons. MORE

Wounded Warrior gets second chance through intern program November 14, 2013 — When John Patterson was whisked away on a Black Hawk helicopter Jan. 23, 2011, all he could think about was recovering from his injuries and getting back to his team. The lance corporal’s fire team was conducting combat patrols in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and needed to clear a building along their route. “As a rifleman, I was the first one through the door,” Patterson said. “When I kicked it in, a bomb went off.” Realizing the severity of his injuries, Patterson picked up the radio and called for air transport himself. MORE

Intel SNCO recognized for innovation, excellence November 13, 2013 — A gunnery sergeant from Marine Corps Systems Command received the prestigious Eugene M. Stoner Award Nov. 4 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Gunnery Sgt. Raymond Jentz, project officer for the Radio Reconnaissance Equipment Program in MCSC’s Marine Intelligence, or PM MI, received the Stoner Award for his work with the Signals Intelligence Electronic Warfare team in 2012. MORE

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