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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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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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U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, park a Logistic Vehicle System Replacement during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 8, 2018. Marine Corps Systems Command is collaborating with the Defense Innovation Unit and Marine Corps Combat Development & Integration command to bring cutting-edge electrical vehicle technology to the Corps’ medium and heavy tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck) - U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, park a Logistic Vehicle System Replacement during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 8, 2018. Marine Corps Systems Command is collaborating with the Defense Innovation Unit and Marine Corps Combat Development & Integration command to bring cutting-edge electrical vehicle technology to the Corps’ medium and heavy tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Power Play: How Electric Modifications Provide Marines with a Truckload of Advantages – Now and Into the Future

As growing tensions abroad continue to threaten global energy security, the Marine Corps is putting the pedal to the metal when it comes to researching and fielding ways to improve fuel efficiency across its vehicular fleets. In line with the Defense Department’s stated goal to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Marine Corps Systems Command is collaborating with the Defense Innovation Unit and Marine Corps Combat Development & Integration, Headquarters Marine Corps, to bring cutting-edge electrical vehicle technology to the Corps’ medium and heavy tactical vehicles.

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Paquette with his wife Julie on their wedding day in 1976. - Paquette with his wife Julie on their wedding day in 1976.

Au revoir: Marc Paquette retires after 47 years of service

In October, Marc Paquette retires as the Deputy Portfolio Manager for Logistics Combat Element Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command after 47 years of federal service.

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The Marine Corps’ new JLTV-Trailer comes loaded with features such as a step assist in the rear, air brakes, removable side rails, a 12v electrical hook in the front and a storage compartment. Offering 147 cubic feet of storage space and already coming painted green from the factory, the JLTV-T propels the light tactical vehicle fleet toward Force Design 2030. Marine Expeditionary Units and Divisions are expected to concurrently receive initial shipments of the trailer beginning fiscal year 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Samantha Bates) - The Marine Corps’ new JLTV-Trailer comes loaded with features such as a step assist in the rear, air brakes, removable side rails, a 12v electrical hook in the front and a storage compartment. Offering 147 cubic feet of storage space and already coming painted green from the factory, the JLTV-T propels the light tactical vehicle fleet toward Force Design 2030. Marine Expeditionary Units and Divisions are expected to concurrently receive initial shipments of the trailer beginning fiscal year 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Samantha Bates)

New Trailer Hauls in Capabilities for Marines

Marine Corps Systems Command will soon field the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle-Trailer in support of Force Design’s light fleet modernization efforts. The JLTV-Trailer is a multipurpose platform configured to support general purpose cargo and tactical generator mobility missions.

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