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Logistics Combat Element Systems equips and sustains the Marines with engineering, supply, maintenance, ammunition and tactical wheeled vehicle systems and solutions to support various missions and enable lethality. These capabilities include everything from lightweight ammunition and medical refrigerators to tent systems and robot technologies. The portfolio includes a team of experienced Marines and civilians who serve in myriad roles, from subject matter experts to engineers. The team is committed to providing the best possible capabilities to the warfighter through an elaborate, painstaking process during which every detail is thoroughly examined.

Programs

Ammunition

Program Manager Ammunition supports all Marine Corps ground conventional ammunition, explosives and related items throughout their entire lifecycle. They provide operational logistics; supply chain and distribution management; maintenance and strategic prepositioning for Marine Corps ammunition worldwide. Ammunition teams: Maneuver Ammunition & Missile, Close Combat & Combat Ammunition, Environmental and Explosives Safety, Inventory Management, Plans & Analysis, and Ammunition Acquisition & Operations.

Engineer Systems

Program Manager Engineer Systems provides full lifecycle support for Combat Engineer Systems, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Power Systems, Environmental Control Systems, Bulk Fuel Systems and Bulk Water Systems.

Light Tactical Vehicles (LTV)

Program Manager Light Tactical Vehicles fields and sustains safe, reliable, effective and supportable light tactical vehicles and trailer systems for Marines worldwide.

Medium/Heavy Tactical Vehicles (MHTV)

Program Manager Medium/Heavy Tactical Vehicles expertly manages the acquisition and life-cycle sustainment of Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicle systems in a rapid and decisive manner to support the operating forces and their mission.

Supply and Maintenance Systems

Program Manager Supply and Maintenance Systems provides a wide range of equipment and support including: Expeditionary Medical Systems (EMS), Shelters, Combat Field Feeding, Containers (S/CFF/C), General Purpose Tools and Test Systems - Calibration (GPTTS-C), Automatic Test Systems (ATS), and Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC).

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MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND BEGINS FIELDING CUTTING-EDGE ULTRA LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE - The ULTV is a modular, off-road, utility vehicle which can be configured to provide logistical support to the FMF, perform casualty evacuation, command and control, and electronic warfare missions. (Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo.)

MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND BEGINS FIELDING CUTTING-EDGE ULTRA LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE

Marine Corps Systems Command has begun fielding the new Ultra Light Tactical Vehicle, or ULTV, reaching initial operational capability and marking a significant milestone in the Corps’ Force Design 2030 modernization efforts. This state-of-the-art tactical vehicle is set to enhance infantry, reconnaissance, and logistics mobility and sustainability, providing the modern warfighter with an advanced, lightweight solution tailored for operations in an anti-access/area denial environment.

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Shifting Gears: How the Marine Corps is Reinventing its Tactical Vehicle Fleet - Serving as the backbone of the Corps' tactical vehicle fleet for two decades, the MTVR (Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement) is the Marine Corps' primary heavy tactical vehicle used for transporting troops, supplies, and equipment in a variety of terrain and environmental conditions. Designed to increase the warfighter’s lethality on the battlefield, the MTVR has proven to be a highly reliable, versatile, and durable vehicle that can operate in extreme conditions and has been used in a wide range of missions, including logistics support, disaster relief, and combat operations.

Shifting Gears: How the Marine Corps is Reinventing its Tactical Vehicle Fleet

For the past two decades, the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or MTVR, and the Logistics Vehicle System Replacement, or LVSR, have served as the foundation of the Marine Corps' tactical vehicle fleet, transporting Marines and critical equipment to the frontlines with speed and safety. In response to the evolving needs of the modern warfighter, Marine Corps Systems Command has received high-level requirements for the fielding of an innovative and cutting-edge Medium Tactical Truck.

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Navigating Modern Warzones with ENFIRE 9.0 - The Instrument Set, Reconnaissance, and Surveying toolset – or ENFIRE 9.0 – is a tactical engineering tool kit designed to modernize the collection and dissemination of engineer information to help route reconnaissance in combat. In a wartime environment, Marines can use the toolkit to gather and analyze location-based data, such as topography, terrain features, and structures, to plan and execute operations more effectively.

Navigating Modern Warzones with ENFIRE 9.0

In a wartime environment, the warfighter can use his or her ENFIRE 9.0 toolkit to gather and analyze location-based data, such as topography, terrain features, and structures, to plan and execute operations more effectively. Furthermore, the toolkit helps identify potential hazards and obstacles, thus allowing Marines to navigate the battlefield safely.

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Tommy West – assistant program manager for engineering, Program Manager Engineering Systems – played four years of professional baseball with the Texas Ranger organization before beginning his career as an engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command. Remembering how he played catch in August 2022 with a Marine Corps master sergeant, West said, “I never made it to the big leagues, but thanks to the Marine Corps, I sure made it to the Field of Dreams.” (Courtesy photo by Tommy West) - Tommy West – assistant program manager for engineering, Program Manager Engineering Systems – played four years of professional baseball with the Texas Ranger organization before beginning his career as an engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command. Remembering how he played catch in August 2022 with a Marine Corps master sergeant, West said, “I never made it to the big leagues, but thanks to the Marine Corps, I sure made it to the Field of Dreams.” (Courtesy photo by Tommy West)

Tommy West: A Ranger in the Corps

Although Tommy West – assistant program manager for engineering, Program Manager Engineering Systems, at Marine Corps Systems Command – spends his days helping equip Leathernecks with the world’s most lethal gear, he likes to joke that he was a Ranger long before coming to work for the Corps.

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U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force work with Airmen from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Operations Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing to on-load a MAC 50 all-terrain crane onto a C5-M Super Galaxy at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2022. Marine Corps Systems Command has been modernizing the legacy cranes as part of a Service Life Extension Program, which includes upgraded controls and overhauled engines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric LaClair) - U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force work with Airmen from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Operations Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing to on-load a MAC 50 all-terrain crane onto a C5-M Super Galaxy at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2022. Marine Corps Systems Command has been modernizing the legacy cranes as part of a Service Life Extension Program, which includes upgraded controls and overhauled engines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric LaClair)

Flying Cranes: Marines and Airmen Join Forces in MAC-50 Modernization Efforts

Marine Corps Systems Command recently teamed up with I Marine Expeditionary Force, the U.S. Air Force’s 22nd Airlift Squadron, and industry on a job requiring some heavy lifting: transporting two MAC-50 All-Terrain Cranes cross-country from California to Mississippi and back. The joint collaborative effort in late October—which aligns with the Defense Department’s vision of building a resilient joint force and defense ecosystem—ended up saving the Corps valuable time and money, on top of the cost avoidance realized by the Corps’ MAC-50 service life extension program.

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U.S. Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion Bulk Fuel Company B, 4th Marine Logistics Group conducting field training with the new Expeditionary Fuel Dispensing System, or EFDS. EFDS is a new program of record that reconfigures capabilities existent in legacy fuel systems, such as the Amphibious Assault Fuel System and the Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System into smaller, more agile expedient capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid) - U.S. Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion Bulk Fuel Company B, 4th Marine Logistics Group conducting field training with the new Expeditionary Fuel Dispensing System, or EFDS. EFDS is a new program of record that reconfigures capabilities existent in legacy fuel systems, such as the Amphibious Assault Fuel System and the Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System into smaller, more agile expedient capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

Fueling Future Battlefields: Marine Corps Commands Come Together to Drive Force Modernization Efforts

Marine Corps Systems Command’s Fuel and Water Team recently initiated efforts to develop the Expeditionary Fuel Dispensing System, which provides increased battlefield flexibility to Marines. Also known as EFDS, the new program of record reconfigures capabilities existent in legacy fuel systems, such as the Amphibious Assault Fuel System – AAFS -- and the Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System – TAFDS -- into smaller, more agile expedient capabilities.

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