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Archive: February, 2017

New IT solution much more than ‘hype’ for Marine Corps February 24, 2017 — The Marine Corps has opened the door to an information technology solution that saves money, energy and space. Between November 2016 and January 2017, Marine Corps Systems Command installed a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure system at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Camp Pendleton, California, to virtualize the Organizational Messaging Service. Best known by Marines as the Automated Message Handling System, OMS is used by commands to communicate administrative and operational messages between and within organizations. MORE

Marine amtrackers put future vehicles to the test February 22, 2017 — Unbeknownst to many in their field or across the Corps, a small contingent of Marines go to work every day putting future amphibious vehicles through their paces to improve the readiness and capability of the Corps. These Marine amtrackers—a nickname for amphibious vehicle operators and maintainers—belong to the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, part of Marine Corps Systems Command, the acquisition command of the Marine Corps. Their mission: to drive, splash, pull and push prototype amphibious vehicles to their limits. MORE

Off-road, expeditionary all-terrain vehicles on their way to infantry Marines February 8, 2017 — Infantry Marines will soon receive ultralight off-road vehicles that will improve mission readiness by providing rapid logistics support in the field. Program Executive Officer Land Systems, the Corps’ acquisition arm for major land programs, is expected to deliver 144 Utility Task Vehicles to the regiment-level starting later this month—a mere six months from contract award. MORE

Enterprise software ensures Marine readiness from requirement to delivery February 1, 2017 — The Marine Corps’ official data source to assess manpower and equipment requirements has reached the operations and sustainment phase, completing an eleven-year acquisition cycle. Total Force Structure Management System is the service’s enterprise system that receives, processes, stores and disseminates force structure information for the Marine Corps. MORE

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