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Internship becomes dream job for young engineer April 30, 2013 — By Carden Hedelt, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsAt the age of 24, Marine Corps Systems Command engineering intern Dennis Hollich has already traveled far and wide for his job, doing things other engineers his age would only dream of doing.He spent a few months in Panama City, Fl. He visited Hawaii, Thailand and The Philippines on one rotation, and MORE

Hospital Point volunteers doctor Mother Earth April 26, 2013 — By Bill Johnson-Miles, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsOn April 22, Marine Corps Systems Command and the rest of the planet celebrated the most famous mother of all — Mother Earth. More than 30 MCSC volunteers joined the millions in 192 countries who participated in the 43rd annual Earth Day. Employees, contractors and family members planted flowers MORE

MCSC hosts Foreign Disclosure Working Group April 24, 2013 — By Bill Johnson-Miles, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsForeign Disclosure Officers are fairly new to the Marine Corps, but as the program grows and expands, so does the number of FDOs. In just nine years their ranks have grown from two to 43. That number includes a team of three FDOs who work for International Programs, or IP, at Marine Corps Systems MORE

Cresswell-Atkinson enters Senior Executive Service April 23, 2013 — By Jim Katzaman, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsMichelle Cresswell-Atkinson took the Senior Executive Service oath April 18 to officially become the newest Marine Corps Systems Command member of the SES. The ceremony in Harry Lee Hall at Quantico, Va., capped the latest milestone of her career that began as a receptionist in private industry.Those MORE

MCSC trains Marines on new Close Quarters Battle Pistol April 19, 2013 — By Monique Randolph, MCSC Corporate Communications“Reloading!” shouted members of the Marine Corps Base Quantico Special Response Team as they replaced the magazines in their newly issued .45-caliber pistols. The team, along with Marines from the Weapons Training Battalion at Quantico, participated in New Equipment Training, or NET, for the M45A1 MORE

Industry, government, military visit MCSC exhibit at Sea-Air-Space April 10, 2013 — By Bill Johnson-Miles, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsHundreds of equipment items from vests to helmets, body armor, boots, holsters, ballistic eyewear and even a sled fill the Marine Corps Systems Command display at this week’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.The brimming 1,000-square-foot MORE

Systems Command explores ways to enhance on-the-move command, control April 9, 2013 — By Monique Randolph, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsMarine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications Program Management Office, or MC3, is considering a technology initiative that would provide voice-controlled command and control capability for Marines on the move. If adopted, the technology would allow MORE

Systems Command kicks off 2013 mentoring session April 2, 2013 — By Monique Randolph, MCSC Corporate CommunicationsMarine Corps Systems Command kicked off a new mentoring program with orientation training for mentors, mentees and supervisors March 28 in Dumfries, Va. The mentoring program uses web-based tools to connect mentors and mentees based on criteria and information provided by employees who applied in MORE

Navy designs mechanized rear-door assist for MRAP vehicles April 1, 2013 — By Alan Canfield and Dan Broadstreet, NSWC Panama City DivisionMarine Corps Mine Resistant Ambush Protection Buffalo vehicles were designed to protect Marines from improvised explosive devices, and the Navy is improving MRAPs by upgrading them with a new rear-door assist mechanism. This particular MRAP model is managed by Marine Corps Systems MORE

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