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A U.S. Marine conducts an operations check on a 310 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle on Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11. - A U.S. Marine conducts an operations check on a 310 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle on Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11.

NPS Researchers, Marines Explore the Trust Factor in Human-Machine Teaming

Trust in autonomous systems to do what they are designed to do, and meant to do, is paramount before these systems can be confidently employed as an operational capability. In an era of Great Power Competition, where those who can field autonomous capabilities the fastest will have a distinct advantage, researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School are exploring many of the fundamentals of autonomous systems, especially in the trust and confidence arena. On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, NPS researchers conducted a novel experiment with an autonomous robot in a simulated environment – with real Marines – seeking to understand just how confident the Marines were in the robot to complete its tasks in a combat environment...

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A U.S. Marine performs a functions check on the communications equipment inside the Landing Force Operations Center, Oct. 29. - A U.S. Marine performs a functions check on the communications equipment inside the Landing Force Operations Center, Oct. 29.

USS MCTSSA – Haze Gray and Underway

Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity is home to the Marine Air Ground Task Force Afloat Integration Environment that was designed by engineers to provide program offices and operational units a venue for exercising and testing C4I systems in a realistic afloat environment. Created in the Fall of 2017 by engineers at MCTSSA, the MAIE consists of the Landing Force Operations Center, Supporting Arms Coordination Center, Tactical Logistics, and JIC...

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Marine rushes into burning Okinawa hotel to alert sleeping occupants

8/24/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-08-21/marine-hero-okinawa-hotel-fire-22615707.html

Marines Field Underwater Robots to Hunt Explosives Before Troops Hit the Beach

8/21/2026 - https://www.military.com/marines-field-underwater-robots-to-hunt-explosives-before-troops-hit-the-beach

Thales to equip U.S. Marine Corps ACV fleet with more than 400 Minerva dual-band cameras for improved battlefield visibility

8/19/2026 - https://defence-industry.eu/thales-to-equip-u-s-marine-corps-acv-fleet-with-more-than-400-minerva-dual-band-cameras-for-improved-battlefield-visibility/

U.S. Marines Open First Counter-Drone Training Lanes to Shoot Down Drones With Rifles and Shotguns

8/18/2026 - https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-marines-open-first-counter-drone-training-lanes-to-shoot-down-drones-with-rifles-and-shotguns

US Marines roam far and wide from temporary Darwin base

8/14/2026 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2026/08/13/us-marines-roam-far-and-wide-from-temporary-darwin-base/