Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing begin Exercise Summer Fury 21 with a long-range maritime strike off the coast of Washington. Summer Fury is the largest Marine aviation exercise on the West Coast, and provides 3rd MAW opportunity to improve warfighter readiness in support of a Marine Expeditionary Force maritime campaign.
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In June, more than 40 local teens congregated within Quantico Middle/High School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, for the 10th installment of the Marine Corps Systems Command Summer Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Camp. The weeklong camp fostered a creative environment that enabled local teens to experience hands-on STEM activities inspired by NASA. Students learned to code, constructed robots, built telescopes, programmed drones to fly and even created a solar hot dog oven.
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Marines have begun receiving a new, explosive rocket launcher that provides additional protection and lethality in urban environments. In May, Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the M3A1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons System to infantry Marines in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The MAAWS is a reloadable, recoilless rocket system intended to supplement existing shoulder-fired rocket capabilities. “The MAAWS is a reusable, long-range weapon that provides the capability to destroy armored vehicles, structures and fortifications, which will be useful for infantry Marines,” said Capt. Christopher Adsit, MCSC’s project officer for the MAAWS...
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The microgrid installation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego was completed in March 2021 after a full-scale Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise, making the air station one of the most energy-forward defense installations in the nation. The microgrid is part of the Marine Corps’ efforts to strengthen and expand energy resilience efforts across its installations. Since 2012 MCAS Miramar has used methane gas produced by the San Diego Landfill to create renewable electricity...
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