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Corps requests proposals for tropical uniforms, plans to field in 2020 - An infantry Marine from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducts patrols wearing a prototype tropical utility uniform Oct. 5, 2017, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation exercise at Kahuku’s Training Area, Hawaii. On April 14, Marine Corps Systems Command released a Request for Proposals to industry for new tropical uniforms for Marines to wear while training or embarking on missions in warm-weather climates. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Popular training program increases Marine survivability - A Marine with 1st Marine Division escapes from a Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer during Underwater Egress Training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer facility, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 19, 2019. The Underwater Egress Trainer program teaches Marines and other authorized personnel to egress from sinking or submerged platforms, including aircraft, amphibious ships or ground vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

MCSC fields upgraded tablet-based technology - U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrol between landing zones using a Marine Common Handheld tablet during exercise Island Marauder on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Sept. 25, 2019. In December 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command fielded the upgraded version of MCH that increases interoperability and reduces bandwidth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Tso)

Corps fields next-generation body armor to Marines - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Nash, a rifleman with 1st Marine Division, provides cover fire while wearing the Plate Carrier Generation III during the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 28, 2020. Developed by Marine Corps Systems Command, the PC Gen. III is a lightweight body armor system comprising protective plates to guard against bullets and fragmentation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jack C. Howell)

MCTSSA improves shipboard communication for Marines - The Naval Integration Team at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, aboard the USS America, poses in front of an F-35B Lightning II aircraft Jan. 18, in Okinawa, Japan. In January, the team conducted a System of Systems Operability Test aboard USS America to validate the interoperability of Marine Corps communication systems within the shipboard network environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jonathan Berlier)

MCTSSA Marines recognized for naval integration efforts - Capts. Victor Castro (left) and Caleb Wu (right) pose with Lt. Gen. Lori Reynolds (center), the Marine Corps’ Deputy Commandant for Information, March 3 at the San Diego Convention Center. Castro and Wu each received a Copernicus Award for their contributions to Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence systems in fiscal year 2019. (Courtesy photograph)

Marines test grenade launcher during fielding event - Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force practice shooting the M320A1 grenade launcher Jan. 31 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marine Corps Systems Command fielded the M320A1 to II MEF as a replacement for the M203A2 currently in use. Fielding to infantry units is expected to be complete in fiscal year 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Samantha Bates)

MCSC awards contract to produce the Squad Common Optic - An infantry Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, peers through the Squad Common Optic during a Limited User Evaluation March 2019 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Six months after seeking industry proposals, Marine Corps Systems Command awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract to Trijicon, Inc., of Wixom, Michigan, Feb. 21 to produce SCO systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)