Marines, engineers conduct a first-of-its-kind 3D printing exercise - Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion along with engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory pose with a concrete bunker during a 3D concrete printing exercise Aug. 15, in Champaign, Illinois. Working with Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell and the Army Corps of Engineers, 7th ESB Marines from the 1st Marine Logistics Group used the Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures—or ACES—printer to conduct 3D concrete printing of the structure using the largest-ever print nozzle to evaluate emerging technology for future application in Marine Corps engineering operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Michael Smith, 7th ESB)

Acquisition Dinner recognizes excellence among workforce - Master Gunnery Sgt. Armando Quintanilla, the project officer for Vehicle Automated Diagnostic Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, received the Eugene M. Stoner Award, presented to a staff noncommissioned officer, Aug. 15 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Virginia. The event enabled Marine Corps Systems Command to award individuals for their excellence and innovation in the acquisition, fielding and support of systems and equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Mobile communication system brings networks to the tactical edge - Imre Kovacs, a vehicle integration specialist at Marine Corps Systems Command, instructs Cpl. Joshua Deleon on how to distinguish cables in the Networking On-the-Move system during Island Marauder’s Network Integration Event July 16, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Fielded in 2013, NOTM is a satellite communication system that enables Marines to communicate while mobile on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicles has achieved initial operational capability. The JLTV will fully replace the Marine Corps’ aging High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet. It comes in different variants with multiple mission package configurations, all providing protected, sustained, networked mobility that balances payload, performance and protection across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos) - The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicles has achieved initial operational capability. The JLTV will fully replace the Marine Corps’ aging High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet. It comes in different variants with multiple mission package configurations, all providing protected, sustained, networked mobility that balances payload, performance and protection across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos)

Integration event enables Marines, engineers to interact - Capt. Julian D’Orsaneo, MCSC’s exercise director for Island Marauder, demonstrates the AN/PRC-117G radio July 18, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. In July, more than 50 subject matter experts, engineers and Marines congregated aboard MCB Hawaii to measure the effectiveness and interoperability of nearly a dozen of Marine Corps Systems Command’s satellite communication equipment in preparation for Island Marauder 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Next-generation robot helps Marines explore dangerous areas - Capt. Andrew DeLannoy, EOD team project officer at Marine Corps Systems Command, demonstrates the Ultra-Light Robot July 3, in Stafford, Virginia. The Corps is in the process of fielding the Ultra-Light Robot—a small, mobile robot system that enables explosive ordnance disposal Marines to manage or destroy improvised explosive devices or to conduct various other reconnaissance activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, speaks to Marines July 17, while touring the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle fielding facility aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Program Executive Officer Land Systems is currently fielding the Corps’ first infantry battalion—3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division—with the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, speaks to Marines July 17, while touring the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle fielding facility aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Program Executive Officer Land Systems is currently fielding the Corps’ first infantry battalion—3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division—with the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Sgt. Randy Robles, Quantico Scout Sniper School instructor and Marine Corps Systems Command liaison, demonstrates the MK13 Mod 7 Sniper Rifle during training March 29, 2018, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The system, which reached full operational capability in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, shoots a more accurate bullet at greater distances than the legacy sniper rifle. Marines will primarily use the MK13 during deployments, while the M40A6 legacy rifle will be used for sniper training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Murphy) - Sgt. Randy Robles, Quantico Scout Sniper School instructor and Marine Corps Systems Command liaison, demonstrates the MK13 Mod 7 Sniper Rifle during training March 29, 2018, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The system, which reached full operational capability in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, shoots a more accurate bullet at greater distances than the legacy sniper rifle. Marines will primarily use the MK13 during deployments, while the M40A6 legacy rifle will be used for sniper training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Murphy)