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Corps’ ‘monster machine’ reaches full-rate production - Marines use a Rough Terrain Container Handler to offload cargo that was transported by Sailors from USNS 1st Lt Baldomero Lopez to Green Beach on Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Feb. 12.

Corps’ ‘monster machine’ reaches full-rate production

A Marine Corps vehicle designed to transport International Standards Organization containers to supply Fleet Marines just reached a key acquisition milestone. The Rough Terrain Container Handler moves 20-to-40-foot ISO containers and shelters on rough terrain, beaches and other surfaces to assist with land and amphibious missions. The machine can lift and transport objects weighing more than 50,000 pounds. In September 2020, an upgraded version of the material handler reached full-rate production...

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Carderock Supports Marine Corps New Mobile Manufacturing Capability for Forward-Deployed Marines

6/12/2026 - https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/Article-View/Article/4511482/carderock-supports-marine-corps-new-mobile-manufacturing-capability-for-forward/

New Marine specialty combines welding, machining and 3D printing

6/10/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-06-09/marines-merge-moss-create-fabrication-job-21913551.html

13th MEU Completes Realistic Urban Training, Boosts Deployment Readiness

6/08/2026 - https://seapowermagazine.org/13th-meu-completes-realistic-urban-training-boosts-deployment-readiness/

S. Korea, US Marine Corps chiefs agree to expand training, exchanges

6/05/2026 - https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10764414

End of an Era: U.S. Marine Corps Celebrates AV-8B Harrier II Sundown

6/03/2026 - https://theaviationist.com/2026/06/03/end-of-an-era-usmc-av-8b-harrier-ii-sundown/