PM Infantry Weapons undergoing largest modernization effort in decades - U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment fire the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire weapons exercise at range F-18 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 8, 2017. The Program Manager for Infantry Weapons at Marine Corps Systems Command is modernizing various weapon systems to gain a competitive edge over near-peer threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michaela R. Gregory)

MCSC fields upgraded tablet-based technology - U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 relay information through the Marine Air Ground Task Force Common Handheld during a platoon-supported attack range at Giskas, Norway, Aug. 7, 2018. In December 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command fielded the upgraded version of MCH that increases interoperability and reduces bandwidth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gloria Lepko/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Camp Smedley D. Butler, signs the Military Saves Month proclamation at building one on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan March 30. - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Camp Smedley D. Butler, signs the Military Saves Month proclamation at building one on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan March 30.

Corps fields next-generation body armor to Marines - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Nash, a rifleman with 1st Marine Division, provides cover fire while wearing the Plate Carrier Generation III during the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 28, 2020. Developed by Marine Corps Systems Command, the PC Gen. III is a lightweight body armor system comprising protective plates to guard against bullets and fragmentation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jack C. Howell)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members disembark from an MV-22B Osprey with U.S. Marines while conducting Vertical Assault training during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 28. - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members disembark from an MV-22B Osprey with U.S. Marines while conducting Vertical Assault training during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 28.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Robin Leilimarrazzo reunites with his wife during a homecoming ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., September 15, 2019. - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Robin Leilimarrazzo reunites with his wife during a homecoming ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., September 15, 2019.

Handheld digital targeting system provides fire and air support to Marines - A Marine plots coordinates of simulated enemy positions with a Target Handoff System version 2.0 during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2017. THSv2 is a man-portable system that employs commercial off-the-shelf, shock-resistant tablets to perform various targeting functions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Taylor W. Cooper)

Marines, engineers conduct a first-of-its-kind 3D printing exercise - Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion along with engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory construct a concrete bunker during a 3D concrete printing exercise Aug. 15, in Champaign, Illinois. Working with Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell and the Army Corps of Engineers, 7th ESB Marines from the 1st Marine Logistics Group used the Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures—or ACES—printer to conduct 3D concrete printing of the structure using the largest-ever print nozzle to evaluate emerging technology for future application in Marine Corps engineering operations. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo from Staff Sgt. Michael Smith, 7th ESB)

A competitor carries the symbolic torch during the opening ceremony at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, June 23, 2019, during the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games are conducted June 21-30, hosted by Special Operations Command, Tampa, Florida. It is an adaptive sports competiton for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans. Approximately 300 athletes, representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, United Kingdom Armed Forces, Australian Defense Force, Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Netherlands, and the Danish Armed Forces will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track, field, wheelchair basketball, indoor rowing, and powerlifting. - A competitor carries the symbolic torch during the opening ceremony at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, June 23, 2019, during the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games are conducted June 21-30, hosted by Special Operations Command, Tampa, Florida. It is an adaptive sports competiton for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans. Approximately 300 athletes, representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, United Kingdom Armed Forces, Australian Defense Force, Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Netherlands, and the Danish Armed Forces will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track, field, wheelchair basketball, indoor rowing, and powerlifting.

A Marine conducts pre-deployment training and evaluation. Additionally, Marines are evaluating the Compact Laser Weapons System, the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters, as another potential C-UAS defeat capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck) - A Marine conducts pre-deployment training and evaluation. Additionally, Marines are evaluating the Compact Laser Weapons System, the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters, as another potential C-UAS defeat capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

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A Marine with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit programs a counter-unmanned aircraft system on a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a predeployment training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 13, 2018. The LMADIS and other innovations will be on display during the 54th annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held May 6–8 at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck) - A Marine with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit programs a counter-unmanned aircraft system on a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a predeployment training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 13, 2018. The LMADIS and other innovations will be on display during the 54th annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held May 6–8 at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Enhancements underway for Corps’ handheld targeting system - A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, uses a Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability system to locate notional targets during a close-air-support training event with the British Royal Air Force at Holbeach Range, England, Feb. 20, 2019. Fielded in 2017, the Corps plans to integrate new features into the CLRF-IC to enhance its effectiveness on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)