Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems
Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major, speaks to approximately 200 students about leadership and mentorship during Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2018 Summer Leadership ... More
IWS civilian wins award for improved rifle ammunition work
Col. Michael Manning, Marine Corps Systems Command's program manager for Infantry Weapons Systems, congratulates Salvatore Fanelli on winning the Donald Roebling Award, which honors an acquisition civilian. He ... More
Capt. Julian D’Orsaneo (left), Marine Corps Systems
Capt. Julian D’Orsaneo (left), Marine Corps Systems Command’s project officer for Networking On-the-Move, examines the NOTM system during Island Marauder’s Network Integration Event July 16, aboard Marine Corps... More
Eric Jackson, information systems security manager
Eric Jackson, information systems security manager for Program Executive Officer Land Systems, demonstrates how to cut a plastic pipe at the ninth annual Marine Corps Systems Command Quantico STEM Camp June 24,... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Buzz Farrell, right, wit...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Hq Bn, 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera... More
Industry representatives talk with panel members including
Industry representatives talk with panel members including Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck Jr. (foreground), deputy commandant for Combat, Development and Integration, before the Report to Industry Sept. 26 at the Mode... More
Ms. Allison Stiller, acting secretary of the Navy for
Ms. Allison Stiller, acting secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, gives a keynote address during the 2017 Acquisition Excellence Awards, hosted by Marine Corps Systems Command Aug. 8,... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) John ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCSC Scene Camera Operator: ... More
Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley, commander of Marine Corps
Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, displays an item unique identification marking that will be attached to an M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher Feb. 18 at the National Museum of... More
Individual Weapons project officer Gunnery Sgt. Brian
Individual Weapons project officer Gunnery Sgt. Brian Nelson prepares to draw the M007 concealed carry weapon. The M007 offers enhanced concealed carry capabilities, which includes a smaller frame, ambidextrous... More
Students at Quantico Middle/High School test a LEGO®
Students at Quantico Middle/High School test a LEGO® robot during the 8th annual Quantico Summer Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy June 29, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The STEM ... More
Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps
Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, speaks to the crowd during the 2017 Acquisition Excellence Awards, hosted by Marine Corps Systems Command Aug. 8, aboard Marine Corps Base Q... More
STEM Academy: A chance for future engineers to learn, explore
John Peters, a product manager at Marine Corps Systems Command, talks to students about a portable solar panel system used by Marines during the Quantico Middle/High School’s Science, Technology, Engineering an... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) John ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCSC Scene Camera Operator: ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) John ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCSC Scene Camera Operator: ... More
Students at Quantico Middle/High School work with a
Students at Quantico Middle/High School work with a mentor to launch a bottle rocket during the 8th annual Quantico Summer Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy June 29, aboard Marine Corps Base Qua... More
Capt. Andrew DeLannoy, EOD team project officer at
Capt. Andrew DeLannoy, EOD team project officer at Marine Corps Systems Command, tosses the Ultra-Light Robot across a lawn July 3, in Stafford, Virginia. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Corps wi... More
An infantry Marine from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment
An infantry Marine from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducts patrols wearing a prototype tropical utility uniform Oct. 5, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation exercise at Kahuku’s Training A... More
Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (left), commander of Marine
Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (left), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, steadies an M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher as Lt. Gen. William Faulkner, deputy commandant for Installations and Logistics, scans a ... More
Jim Smerchansky, deputy commander for Systems Engineering
Jim Smerchansky, deputy commander for Systems Engineering Interoperability, Architecture and Technology and chief engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command, discusses Engineering in the Face of Uncertainty at an... More
Marines test grenade launcher during fielding event
Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force practice shooting the M320A1 grenade launcher Jan. 31 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marine Corps Systems Command fielded the M320A1 to II MEF ... More
A Chinese Eastwind EQ2050 vehicle (green) bears a striking
A Chinese Eastwind EQ2050 vehicle (green) bears a striking resemblance to an original U.S. military Humvee (top), showing the results of tampering with and reverse engineering vital equipment. (Photo illustration)
MCEITS aces its first command cyber readiness inspection
All Marines benefit from the excellent rating given to Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Services in its first command cyber readiness inspection. The results ensure the viability and security of M... More
New flash-bang launcher expands Marines’ non-lethal capability
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force practice loading and unloading inert rounds into the Non-Lethal, Tube-Launched Munitions System during their practical application training at Camp Lejeune, North Caro... More
Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training
Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a snatch lift July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Af... More
Mike O’Neal (left), modeling and simulation team lead;
Mike O’Neal (left), modeling and simulation team lead; Joseph Sauer (center), senior research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Quantico Field Office; and Dave Matthews, Technology Protection Bran... More
Faster communications aid Marine, civilian first responders
Tina Bryant, a firefighter with the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Fire Department, demonstrates how her unit uses the enterprise-land mobile radio Aug. 27. Quantico completed its upgrade to the first-respond... More
Intern program opens world to budding engineers
A future in engineering awaits Alex Solomon, now in the midst of the Marine Corps Systems Command Recent Graduates Program. He will intern for several years, learning firsthand how models and simulations compar... More
Face of Acquisition: Lead engineer takes unconventional path to get Ma...
Flora “Mackie” Jordan, body armor engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command, recently developed a modular body armor system that is just as effective as, but 45 percent lighter than, the body armor system Marine... More
Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training
Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a sled push July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Afte... More
Marine Corps, Georgia Tech unveil modeling, simulation facility
Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman said the expanded modeling and simulation facility at Marine Corps Base Quantico will help the Corps “integrate real-world data to our troops.” The facility was opened Nov. 12 by offic... More
Award named for pioneering Marine recognizes ‘unconventional thinking,...
Col. John T. Gutierrez, Marine Corps Systems Command’s portfolio manager for Logistics Combat Element Systems, presents the first Lt. Gen. “Brute” Krulak Award to Ron Diefenbach, May 7 in Stafford, Virginia. Di... More
Imre Kovacs, a vehicle integration specialist at Marine
Imre Kovacs, a vehicle integration specialist at Marine Corps Systems Command, instructs Cpl. Joshua Deleon on how to distinguish cables in the Networking On-the-Move system during Island Marauder’s Network Int... More
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Land
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Land Capability Group on Dismounted Soldier Systems examine a prototype for exoskeleton technology April 5, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. During the three-... More
MCTSSA improves shipboard communication for Marines
The Naval Integration Team at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, aboard the USS America, poses in front of an F-35B Lightning II aircraft Jan. 18, in Okinawa, Japan. In January, the team conducted ... More
Jim Smerchansky, deputy commander for Systems Engineering
Jim Smerchansky, deputy commander for Systems Engineering Interoperability, Architecture and Technology and chief engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command, discusses Engineering in the Face of Uncertainty at an... More
Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps
Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, speaks with leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Land Capability Group on Dismounted Soldier Systems during the group’s biannua... More
Enhanced combat helmet heads to production
Deidre Hooks, enhanced combat helmet team lead at Marine Corps Systems Command, fits the ECH onto Gunnery Sgt. Jose Hernandez, MCSC staff secretary administration chief. The helmet passed many stringent test pr... More
Military, industry leaders exchange ideas at opportunity forum
Jim Smerchansky, chief engineer for the Marine Corps and deputy commander for Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architecture and Technology at Marine Corps Systems Command, speaks about Small Business Inno... More
Students at Quantico Middle/High School work with a
Students at Quantico Middle/High School work with a mentor to build a bottle rocket during the 8th annual Quantico Summer Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy June 29, aboard Marine Corps Base Quan... More
Lance Cpl. Andrew Derr, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,
Lance Cpl. Andrew Derr, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, scans an Afghan man's retinas with the Biometric Enrollment and Screening Device while conducting counter-insurgency operations in Helman... More
Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps
Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, speaks to the crowd during the 2017 Acquisition Excellence Awards, hosted by Marine Corps Systems Command Aug. 8, aboard Marine Corps Base Q... More
Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems
Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major, speaks to approximately 200 students about leadership and mentorship during Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2018 Summer Leadership ... More
Virtual military expo focuses on supporting future Marine
Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, gives his keynote address Sept. 17, 2019, at the 2019 Modern Day Marine Military Exposition, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Vir... More
Marine Corps fields first new service pistol in 35 years
A Marine instructor shoots the M18 Modular Handgun System at a firing range during Instructor and Key Personnel Training June 25 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Marine Corps Systems Command began f... More
MCSC fielding new cold weather boot in 2021
Capt. Caleb Haney, a project officer with the Program Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment at Marine Corps Systems Command, assembles the Marine Corps Intense Cold Weather Boot Nov. 13 aboard Marine Corps Base... More
Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (standing), commander of Marine
Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley (standing), commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, moderates a panel discussion Sept. 26 that offered insights from key Marine senior officers to companies exhibiting at the Modern D... More
Joint Battle Command-Platform undergoes operational test
A Marine with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, operates Joint Battle Command-Platform inside a vehicle during Network Integration Evaluation 14.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas. A... More
A student presents a flower billowing smoke after it
A student presents a flower billowing smoke after it was dipped in liquid nitrogen at the ninth annual Marine Corps Systems Command Quantico STEM Camp June 26, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MCSC,... More
Michael Poe (right), team lead for the Mobility/Counter
Michael Poe (right), team lead for the Mobility/Counter Mobility program at Marine Corps Systems Command, and Kim Foster, MCSC’s strategic engagement and community relations lead, engage with guests at the comm... More
Lance Cpl. Kevin Romero, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,
Lance Cpl. Kevin Romero, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, gathers information from suspected insurgents and inputs the information into the unit's Biometric Enrollment and Screening Device. This... More
Fielding decision made on new civil affairs app
Beginning in 2015, Marines conducting civil-military operations will have the ability to collect, process, analyze and share information using software from a smartphone. The mobile application, called MARCIMS,... More
STEM in Sports camp a ‘home run’ at Quantico school
During the seventh annual STEM camp at Quantico Middle/High School, students developed balloons filled with oatmeal, water, and red dye to simulate the brain, and had to develop a structure to protect the “bal... More
Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems
Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major, speaks to approximately 200 students about leadership and mentorship during Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2018 Summer Leadership ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Wesley N.
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Wesley N. Hofferek, stands at The Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Jan. 4, 2019. Hoefferek was promoted from CWO 4 to 5. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lanc... More
Rod Montgomery, a logistician for Program Executive
Rod Montgomery, a logistician for Program Executive Officer Land Systems, addresses the crowd during his retirement ceremony, Dec. 16 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Montgomery has assisted Marine ... More
Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fingerprints an Afghan man with the Biometric Enrollment and Screening Device while searching compounds near Patrol Base Boldak, Afghanistan, during... More
Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas, executive director of education
Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas, executive director of education at Howard University, leads a nanotechnology demonstration at the ninth annual Marine Corps Systems Command Quantico STEM Camp June 26, aboard Marine Corp... More
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conduct
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conduct patrols wearing prototype tropical utility uniforms Oct. 5, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation exercise at Kahuku's Training Area, Hawaii. ... More
Corps’ new sniper rifle now fully operational
Capt. Nick Berger, a project officer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Infantry Weapons, demonstrates the MK13 Mod 7 July 1, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The system, which reached full operation... More
Two High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles are
Two High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles are equipped with Networking On-the-Move systems during Island Marauder’s Network Integration Event July 16, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Fielded in 2013, NOT... More
Kyle Beagle, director of the Office of Small Business
Kyle Beagle, director of the Office of Small Business Programs at Marine Corps Systems Command, fields audience questions during a brief about Small Business and Contracting Sept. 19 at the Modern Day Marine Mi... More
Rod Montgomery, a logistician for Program Executive
Rod Montgomery, a logistician for Program Executive Officer Land Systems, displays a wooden stand used to hold a miniature protective vest that he built as a gift for 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Car... More
Kieran Place, a student at Zane Trace High School in
Kieran Place, a student at Zane Trace High School in Chillicothe, Ohio, listens to Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major, speak about leadership and mentorship during Marin... More
Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, commanding general of Marine Corps
Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, gives his keynote address Sept. 17 at the Modern Day Marine Milit... More
A student accepts a certificate during an awards ceremony
A student accepts a certificate during an awards ceremony at the ninth annual Marine Corps Systems Command Quantico STEM Camp June 28, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MCSC, who hosted the camp, eng... More
Beth Miller, a student at Blessed Trinity Catholic
Beth Miller, a student at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia, listens to Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner, the Marine Corps Systems Command sergeant major, speak about leadership and mentorship ... More
Col. Mike Manning, program manager of Infantry Weapons
Col. Mike Manning, program manager of Infantry Weapons Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, speaks May 13 at the Acquisition Professional Officer Operational Advisory Group. He never tho... More
From barrio to Marine Corps, Velazquez succeeded because Father knew b...
Luis Velazquez reviews modeling and simulation principles with recent college graduate Alex Solomon at Marine Corps Systems Command on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Velazquez' father laid the foundation... More
Class gives engineers new analytical tool for their belts
Sundar Sitaraman, a mechanical systems engineer who supports Advanced Amphibious Assault at Program Executive Officer Land Systems, studies the ADAMS software that simulates loads and forces on large equipment.... More
A team effort: MCSC keeping workforce safe during COVID-19
Wesley Storke, a maintenance worker at Marine Corps Systems Command, tests a technology that measures chemicals produced by a fogger machine that eliminates COVID-19 germs, on Aug. 19 aboard Marine Corps Base Q... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales, a Hospital
Petty Officer 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales, a Hospital Corpsman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through an alley looking for signs of sickness or disease during a Marine operation in A... More