U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a simulated air assault on Landing Zone Eagle from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463, part of exercise Island Marauder on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Sept. 25, 2019. The Island Marauder exercise is a training event during which Marines conducted different scenarios while testing new technology on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a simulated air assault on Landing Zone Eagle from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463, part of exercise Island Marauder on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Sept. 25, 2019. The Island Marauder exercise is a training event during which Marines conducted different scenarios while testing new technology on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

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)

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Corps’ advanced manufacturing training transitions to MCSC - inside for a battle royal at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2018. Marine Corps Systems Command created the Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell in response to the transition of advanced manufacturing training—including Marine Maker course—from Next Generation Logistics to MCSC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Sorci)

Corps’ moving forward with full-rate production of G/ATOR system - U.S. Marines set up the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar system on Feb. 26, 2019. The Marine Corps recently approved the full-rate production of the system, which combines five legacy radar systems into a single solution with multiple operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leo Amaro)

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)

Marine Corps plans to replace LAV with new, ‘transformational’ ARV - Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles with Weapons Co., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, finish a 379-mile movement into the Australian outback. The Marine Corps plans to start replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicles with modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles late in the next decade. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

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) - 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)

3D-printed impeller enhances readiness of Corps’ main battle tank - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Charles Matte, a machinist with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, mills an impeller fan on a computer numerically controlled lathe machine aboard Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 17, 2017. In January 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command reviewed the results of 3D printed impellers with over 100-hours of use on Abrams tanks, confirming that a 3D-printed impeller can be a reliable alternative to the original part. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Sorci)

NETT Marines bridging the gap between the past and future of amphibious combat - Marines from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle new equipment training team complete an operator course in the vehicle. NETT Marines train to become subject matter experts on new equipment, such as the ACV, in order to teach other Marines how to maintain and operate newly-fielded equipment. In addition to instructing Marines, the NET team reviews and provides input to training manuals and standard operating procedures, help develop ranges and plan field operations for Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Marines perform ‘arduous’ evaluation of new grenade launcher - A Marine prepares to shoot an M320 mounted on an M4 rifle at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 6, 2017. In March 2019, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Ground Combat Element Systems examined the M320A1 to ensure the operator and maintenance technical publications of the system are accurate. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Taylor W. Cooper)