Destini Entzminger and Kevin Hovis (center), a technologist who works for Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications Program Management Office, watch a LEGO robot cross a balsa wood bridge June 21 at Quantico Middle/High School. Destini was one of more than 40 students who attended the annual week-long Quantico Summer Academy, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics camp. - Destini Entzminger and Kevin Hovis (center), a technologist who works for Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications Program Management Office, watch a LEGO robot cross a balsa wood bridge June 21 at Quantico Middle/High School. Destini was one of more than 40 students who attended the annual week-long Quantico Summer Academy, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics camp.

Staff Sgt. Stephen Parker (left) and Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Reichert prepare a JPADS 2K system. Once loaded aboard an aircraft, this system could drop up to 2,200 pounds of gear and supplies to Marines on the ground within 150 meters of its specified target. - Staff Sgt. Stephen Parker (left) and Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Reichert prepare a JPADS 2K system. Once loaded aboard an aircraft, this system could drop up to 2,200 pounds of gear and supplies to Marines on the ground within 150 meters of its specified target.

Maj. James Pelland, team lead for Marine Corps Systems Command’s Individual Armor Team, jumps over a log to demonstrate the mobility provided by a prototype Modular Scalable Vest, the next generation body armor for the Marine Corps. The MSV will combine attributes from the two most recently fielded protective vests and is being developed by the armor team. - Maj. James Pelland, team lead for Marine Corps Systems Command’s Individual Armor Team, jumps over a log to demonstrate the mobility provided by a prototype Modular Scalable Vest, the next generation body armor for the Marine Corps. The MSV will combine attributes from the two most recently fielded protective vests and is being developed by the armor team.

Lt. Col. Michael Burks (second from right), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle military deputy, stands in the "gap" between Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (not shown in photo). He explains to Army and Marine Corps leadership that the JLTV will fill the capability "gap" that exists today in both services' light tactical vehicle fleets. This brief took place June 11 during the JLTV demonstration at the Transportation Demonstration Support Area on Marine Corps Base Quantico. - Lt. Col. Michael Burks (second from right), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle military deputy, stands in the "gap" between Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (not shown in photo). He explains to Army and Marine Corps leadership that the JLTV will fill the capability "gap" that exists today in both services' light tactical vehicle fleets. This brief took place June 11 during the JLTV demonstration at the Transportation Demonstration Support Area on Marine Corps Base Quantico.

From left: Greg Taylor, Bridget Jukes and Susan Wood of Combat Support Systems are joined by Hallie Balkin, Office of the Counsel, as they take part in a May training exercise at Camp Upshur’s Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer. - From left: Greg Taylor, Bridget Jukes and Susan Wood of Combat Support Systems are joined by Hallie Balkin, Office of the Counsel, as they take part in a May training exercise at Camp Upshur’s Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales, a Hospital Corpsman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through an alley looking for signs of sickness or disease during a Marine operation in Afghanistan. He is wearing the Marine Corps combat utility uniform with its unique Marine digital pattern. Marine Corps Systems Command and the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center received the 2013 Millson Award from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists for the uniform's design and innovations. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales, a Hospital Corpsman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through an alley looking for signs of sickness or disease during a Marine operation in Afghanistan. He is wearing the Marine Corps combat utility uniform with its unique Marine digital pattern. Marine Corps Systems Command and the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center received the 2013 Millson Award from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists for the uniform's design and innovations.

Mr. James Smerchansky, chief engineer for the Marine Corps and deputy commander for Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures and Technology at Marine Corps Systems Command, spoke May 29 at the 12th Annual Naval Information Technology Day in Tyson’s Corner, Va. The meeting was sponsored by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. As a participant on the Future Requirements and Capabilities Panel, Smerchansky spoke about innovation and how industry could seek business opportunities in the federal government and Marine Corps. - Mr. James Smerchansky, chief engineer for the Marine Corps and deputy commander for Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures and Technology at Marine Corps Systems Command, spoke May 29 at the 12th Annual Naval Information Technology Day in Tyson’s Corner, Va. The meeting was sponsored by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. As a participant on the Future Requirements and Capabilities Panel, Smerchansky spoke about innovation and how industry could seek business opportunities in the federal government and Marine Corps.

Mike Serio, an electrician with Commercial Power Inc., installs light-emitting diode, or LED, lights outside Marine Corps Systems Command’s Bldg. 2200 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 4. The LED light installation is part of the base’s ongoing efforts to save money through reduced energy use. - Mike Serio, an electrician with Commercial Power Inc., installs light-emitting diode, or LED, lights outside Marine Corps Systems Command’s Bldg. 2200 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 4. The LED light installation is part of the base’s ongoing efforts to save money through reduced energy use.