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Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, steadies an M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher as Lt. Gen. William Faulkner, deputy commandant for Installations and Logistics, scans a newly affixed item unique identification marking. A ceremony Feb. 18 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., showcased the 1 millionth IUID placed on an item for the Marine Corps. - Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, steadies an M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher as Lt. Gen. William Faulkner, deputy commandant for Installations and Logistics, scans a newly affixed item unique identification marking. A ceremony Feb. 18 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., showcased the 1 millionth IUID placed on an item for the Marine Corps.

Dick Govoni retired Jan. 3, after 63 years of combined service in the Marine Corps and federal government. A retired Marine Corps pilot, Govoni enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1948 and commissioned in 1953. He came to work for Marine Corps Systems Command in 1991 to help establish the government-furnished property office, and retired in 2014 at age 84. - Dick Govoni retired Jan. 3, after 63 years of combined service in the Marine Corps and federal government. A retired Marine Corps pilot, Govoni enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1948 and commissioned in 1953. He came to work for Marine Corps Systems Command in 1991 to help establish the government-furnished property office, and retired in 2014 at age 84.

Marines observe as a bay from the new improved ribbon bridge splashes open at Camp Schwab, Feb. 6 during new equipment training. The five days of training enabled the Marines to build on their previous knowledge ofbridges and learn the fundamentals of the IRB and Marine Corps bridge pallet system. The Marines are with 9thEngineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines observe as a bay from the new improved ribbon bridge splashes open at Camp Schwab, Feb. 6 during new equipment training. The five days of training enabled the Marines to build on their previous knowledge of bridges and learn the fundamentals of the IRB and Marine Corps bridge pallet system. The Marines are with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Cmdr. Ross Orvik (left), acquisition team lead; Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally, deputy chief information officer for the Marine Corps; and Stephen Cabrian, of Marine Corps Systems Command, display the Department of the Navy Information Management-Information Technology Excellence Award. The Navy/Marine Corps was recognized for saving the Department millions through enterprise license agreements which maintain commercial software across the DON. The award was presented Feb. 11 in San Diego AFCEA West. - Cmdr. Ross Orvik (left), acquisition team lead; Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally, deputy chief information officer for the Marine Corps; and Stephen Cabrian, of Marine Corps Systems Command, display the Department of the Navy Information Management-Information Technology Excellence Award. The Navy/Marine Corps was recognized for saving the Department millions through enterprise license agreements which maintain commercial software across the DON. The award was presented Feb. 11 in San Diego AFCEA West.

Jaspal Brar (center), an engineer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures and Technology—or SIAT—talks to Marines about the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Auxiliary Power Unit during a technology demonstration Feb. 5 in Quantico, Va. The 10-kilowatt APU is mounted behind the cab of the MTVR and allows various electrical functions to run while the main vehicle engine is off. Brar is leading MCSC’s initiative to evaluate the feasibility and potential energy savings of the MTVR APU. - Jaspal Brar (center), an engineer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures and Technology—or SIAT—talks to Marines about the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Auxiliary Power Unit during a technology demonstration Feb. 5 in Quantico, Va. The 10-kilowatt APU is mounted behind the cab of the MTVR and allows various electrical functions to run while the main vehicle engine is off. Brar is leading MCSC’s initiative to evaluate the feasibility and potential energy savings of the MTVR APU.

Michael Halloran, director of science and technology at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, addresses business representatives Jan. 30 at the Industry Interface Council in Dumfries, Va. Led by Marine Corps Systems Command, the council meets quarterly to enhance the command's effectiveness and glean ideas and feedback from industry leaders about improving communications. - Michael Halloran, director of science and technology at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, addresses business representatives Jan. 30 at the Industry Interface Council in Dumfries, Va. Led by Marine Corps Systems Command, the council meets quarterly to enhance the command's effectiveness and glean ideas and feedback from industry leaders about improving communications.

James Mayers (right), lead satellite communications engineer, and Martha Lively, satellite communications logistician, both in Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications at Marine Corps Systems Command, set up the an inflatable satellite communications antenna Nov. 18 in Huntsville, Ala. Mayers was selected by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and U.S. Naval Institute to receive the 2014 Copernicus Award for his contributions to the satellite communications field in 2013. - James Mayers (right), lead satellite communications engineer, and Martha Lively, satellite communications logistician, both in Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications at Marine Corps Systems Command, set up the an inflatable satellite communications antenna Nov. 18 in Huntsville, Ala. Mayers was selected by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and U.S. Naval Institute to receive the 2014 Copernicus Award for his contributions to the satellite communications field in 2013.

Rebecca Jaworski, a Marine Corps Systems Command biomedical engineer, explains fit and function of the fighting jacket variant of the modular scalable vest to the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion. Jaworski and fellow MCSC employee Mackie Jordan, an engineer (not pictured), spent several days embedded with the Marines of the 1st LAR during field exercises this November. - Rebecca Jaworski, a Marine Corps Systems Command biomedical engineer, explains fit and function of the fighting jacket variant of the modular scalable vest to the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion. Jaworski and fellow MCSC employee Mackie Jordan, an engineer (not pictured), spent several days embedded with the Marines of the 1st LAR during field exercises this November.