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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.

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.

PdM Ammo Teams

MANEUVER AMMUNITION AND MISSILE

The Maneuver Ammunition and Missile Team is responsible for the acquisition and life cycle management of effective small/medium caliber munitions, rockets, and missiles to meet the Total Munitions Requirement (TMR) of the Marine Corps.

CLOSE COMBAT AND COMBAT AMMUNITION

The Close Combat and Combat Ammunition Team is responsible for the acquisition and life cycle management of safe and reliable Artillery, Mortars, Demolitions/Line Charges, Grenades, Pyrotechnics, Mines and non-lethal munitions to meet the training and warfighting requirements of the Fleet Marine Force.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY

The Environmental and Explosives Safety (EES) Branch develops and manages policy/guidance for the Marine Corps Explosive Safety Management Program (ESMP). Additionally, they conduct Explosives Safety Inspection Compliance Reviews (ESI-CRs) for every Marine Corps installation, and address environmental concerns and requirements as they relate to all aspects of military munitions.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

The Inventory Management Branch is responsible for executing the Marine Corps Class V(W) Inventory Control Point mission. They execute the strategic phase of the supply chain, which extends from procurement receipt into the inventory through issue, consumption and/or disposal/demilitarization. This includes processing and tracking Class V(W) ammunition demands in support of Marine Corps world-wide training and war reserve requirements, developing and administering inter-service support agreements for Class V(W) Common-Item-Support with other services, and collaborating with the other functional teams within the ammunition logistics community.

PLANS AND ANALYSIS

The Plans and Analysis Branch is comprised of two sections. The Plans section provides seamless Class V(W) munitions planning and sustainment coordination and support across the logistics enterprise for the Fleet Marine Force and Marine Corps-led Joint Task Forces. They also support all prepositioning programs, both ashore and afloat. The Analysis section facilitates the Ammunition Logistics Focus Team (ALFT) and Class V(W) ground ammunition Inventory Accuracy/Accountability policy and oversight responsibilities.

AMMUNITION ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS

The Ammunition Acquisition and Operations Team provides the other Teams and Branches with general program operations, acquisition support, configuration management, risk management, and information technology support. Additionally, they collaborate with the other services in areas such as ammunition-related additive manufacturing and research and development (R&D) projects.

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.

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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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COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEMS FEATURED NEWS

Corps Collaborations: Industry Innovations in Textiles and Medical Tech on Display in North Carolina

Earlier this month, MCSC’s Program Manager Combat Support Systems, or PM CSS, was on the ground on Tobacco Road for the 2024 FEDTEX Summit-- a yearly symposium that connects the DOD’s acquisition community with industry leaders in textiles and tactical equipment—and the 2024 Special Operations Medical Association Conference, a forum that showcases the latest in expeditionary medical technologies.

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.

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.

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.

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.