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Apr
2019

Enhancements underway for Corps’ handheld targeting system April 24, 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps is integrating new technologies into an existing handheld GPS targeting system that helps Marines locate adversaries on the battlefield. Fielded in 2017, the...

Matt Gonzales, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication , Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps is integrating new technologies into an existing handheld GPS targeting system that helps Marines locate adversaries on the battlefield. Fielded in 2017, the Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability is a handheld target location system that uses an eye-safe laser range finder and algorithms to determine a target’s location. It then transmits that location to the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System or another fire support system.

23
Apr
2019

Members of the California Public Utilities Commission tour MCAS Miramar’s energy operations center as well as the microgrid, and other current energy conservation projects on the flight line and at the Miramar Landfill on MCAS Miramar, Dec. 3, 2018. The Marine Corps Energy program on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is responsible for finding and enacting new, innovative ways to improve energy efficiency throughout the base.

Two Marine Corps Installations Win 2019 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards April 23, 2019, Marine Corps Installations Command, MCICOM

Each year, the Department of Defense awards individuals, teams and installations for exceptional environmental achievements. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps...

Maj. Simba Chigwida, Marine Corps Installations Command, MCICOM

Each year, the Department of Defense awards individuals, teams and installations for exceptional environmental achievements. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler received awards for Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation and Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation, respectively. “MCAS Miramar and

22
Apr
2019

9 mm ammunition sits inside an ammunition canister during a live fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2019.

Rounds, Rations, and Wrenches; Behind the Scenes with S-4 Logistics April 22, 2019, III Marine Expeditionary Force

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Rounds, rations and wrenches. Marines see this trio quite often. They’re given a meal ready to eat, issued rounds and their Humvees are sent out...

Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert, III Marine Expeditionary Force

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Rounds, rations and wrenches. Marines see this trio quite often. They’re given a meal ready to eat, issued rounds and their Humvees are sent out daily, but how did all of this make it into the fight? All a Marine needs to do is head to the command post of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and see its logistical hub, the S-4 section.

18
Apr
2019

It was a packed house as hundreds of active-duty, civilian-Marines and other base personnel crammed into the Base Theater aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany for the first-ever improv show on sexual assault, April 16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Re-Essa Buckels)

Hundreds attend sexual assault improv show April 18, 2019, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

It was a packed house as hundreds of active-duty, civilian-Marines and other base personnel crammed into the Base Theater aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany for the...

Re-Essa Buckels, Public Affairs Specialist, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

It was a packed house as hundreds of active-duty, civilian-Marines and other base personnel crammed into the Base Theater aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany for the first-ever improv show on sexual assault, April 16. Social theater group, Pure Praxis, tackled a real-world scenario on sexual assault topic: retaliation for victims who report a

16
Apr
2019

Marine Corps plans to replace LAV with new, ‘transformational’ ARV April 16, 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps plans to begin replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicle with a modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle late in the next decade. The ARV will be highly mobile,...

Matt Gonzales, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication , Marine Corps Systems Command

The Marine Corps plans to begin replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicle with a modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle late in the next decade. The ARV will be highly mobile, networked, transportable, protected and lethal.

12
Apr
2019

AFP, US forces conclude annual Balikatan exercise April 12, 2019, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the...

Maj. Eve Baker, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event.

10
Apr
2019

Leading from the front: 2nd MLG hosts Women in Leadership Forum April 10, 2019, 2nd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attended the 2nd Annual Women in Leadership Forum at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2019. ...

Cpl. Ashley J. Lawson, 2nd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attended the 2nd Annual Women in Leadership Forum at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2019.

9
Apr
2019

26.2 miles of farmland and fighter jets April 9, 2019, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Three hundred and sixty-one Japanese residents, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and U.S. service members ran through the flight line and residential areas of MCAS...

Cpl. Andrew Jones, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Three hundred and sixty-one Japanese residents, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and U.S. service members ran through the flight line and residential areas of MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City, April 7, 2019.

9
Apr
2019

Lance Cpl. Keven A. Temple, left, and Garrett R. Jolley, heavy equipment mechanics with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, move fork lifts into the garage for repairs at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2019. Temple, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, graduated from River City Science Academy in June 2016 before enlisting in January 2017. Temple joined the Marine Corps to follow his family legacy. Since joining the Marines, he has learned traits of good leadership, including dedication, team work and responsibility. Jolley, a native of Glenwood Spring, Colorado, graduated from Coal Ridge High School in May 2015 before enlisting in August 2018. He joined to experience team work, dedication and culture. Since enlisting he has learned more about respect to others and understanding people from different backgrounds, units and culture.

E-3s are the Bee’s Knees April 9, 2019, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

If noncommissioned officers are the backbone of the Marine Corps, then lance corporals are the muscles that keep it moving. As all enlisted Marines and warrant officers know –...

Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

If noncommissioned officers are the backbone of the Marine Corps, then lance corporals are the muscles that keep it moving. As all enlisted Marines and warrant officers know – not to mention the Mustang officers who ascended the enlisted ranks before earning a commission – lance corporals hold a special place in the heart of the Corps. Gone are the

9
Apr
2019

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines use a P-19R to respond to an incident during an exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif, in February 2019. Program Executive Officer Land Systems is currently fielding the P-19R to Marines worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

The Corps’ new fire truck is rolling toward FOC April 9, 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fight Marines are getting a modernized rig—their first in over 30 years. The P-19R ARFF will be the principal firefighting and crash response vehicle...

Ashley Calingo, PEO Land Systems Public Affairs, Marine Corps Systems Command

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fight Marines are getting a modernized rig—their first in over 30 years. The P-19R ARFF will be the principal firefighting and crash response vehicle for the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and will be able to support all operations where the MAGTF is employed.

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