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MCSC structural changes enable better naval alignment, acquisition support to Marines - James F. Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, speaks to the crowd about the importance of acquisition, Aug. 15, 2019 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Virginia. Between July and October, Marine Corps Systems Command underwent a structural shift to better align the Marine Corps with the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

A team effort: MCSC keeping workforce safe during COVID-19 - Wesley Storke, a maintenance worker at Marine Corps Systems Command, tests a technology that measures chemicals produced by a fogger machine that eliminates COVID-19 germs, on Aug. 19 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, MCSC’s AC/S G4 department purchased large sums of hand sanitizers, installed touchless fixtures and completed various other tasks intended to keep the workforce safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Nathan Sheppard)

An overdue homecoming: 77 years later, Marine finds his way home - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kirk Mullins, program manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, served as the presenting officer at the funeral of private first class Louis Wiesehan, Jr., on Sept. 19, 2020, in their hometown of Richmond, Ind. Wiesehan was identified, recovered, repatriated and finally laid to rest 77 years after he was killed. (Courtesy photo)

Virtual military expo focuses on supporting future Marine - Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, gives his keynote address Sept. 17, 2019, at the 2019 Modern Day Marine Military Exposition, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s MDMME was a virtual affair featuring pre-recorded presentations from strategic leaders covering topics that involved supporting the future Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

In late September, Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles. The ACV is designed to fully replace the Corps’ aging fleet of AAVs through the 2020s. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez) - In late September, Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles. The ACV is designed to fully replace the Corps’ aging fleet of AAVs through the 2020s. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Marine Corps fields first new service pistol in 35 years - A Marine instructor shoots the M18 Modular Handgun System at a firing range during Instructor and Key Personnel Training June 25 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the M18 in September. The striker-fired, semi-automatic 9-mm weapon will be the Marine Corps’ new service pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by David Jordan)

Corps’ ‘monster machine’ reaches full-rate production - Marines use a Rough Terrain Container Handler to offload cargo that was transported by Sailors from USNS 1st Lt Baldomero Lopez to Green Beach on Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Feb. 12, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 20. A Marine Corps Systems Command program of record, the RTCH moves 20-to-40-foot ISO containers on rough terrain, beaches and other surfaces to assist with land and amphibious missions. In September 2020, an upgraded version of the system reached full-rate production and is expected to field in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 conduct New Equipment Training with Phase II of the Common Aviation Command and Control System aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2019. CAC2S modernizes aviation command and control equipment and improves interoperability among Marine Air Command and Control squadrons, Marine Air-Ground Task Force assets and joint agencies. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full rate production units of CAC2S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc) - U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 conduct New Equipment Training with Phase II of the Common Aviation Command and Control System aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2019. CAC2S modernizes aviation command and control equipment and improves interoperability among Marine Air Command and Control squadrons, Marine Air-Ground Task Force assets and joint agencies. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed fielding all full rate production units of CAC2S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Marine Corps to build innovative wargaming center - U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Division play a game of Memoir 44’—a war-themed strategy board game based on historical World War II battles—on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2019. Expected to break ground in fiscal year 2021, the Marine Corps Wargaming Center will be a 100,000-square-foot facility uniquely designed to leverage 21st-century simulation technologies to enhance the wargaming experience for Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Hernandez)

MCSC bids farewell to sergeant major, welcomes replacement - Sgt. Maj. Robin Fortner, Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major from January 2018 to August 2020, speaks to an audience of nearly 200 during the command’s Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment/Retirement Ceremony Aug. 14 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Fortner retired after 30 years of service. While at MCSC, she made efforts to interact with the Fleet Marine Force and was a catalyst in the launching of the command’s Equipment Feedback Portal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by David Jordan)