Marines take on Innovation Challenge [Image 1 of 6]

WASHINGTON D.C., VA, UNITED STATES

08.27.2021

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop 

Communication Directorate             

Maj. Victor G. Castro, a Communications Officers with I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) leading the I MEF Coding Team, showcases his team’s project at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Aug. 27, 2021. The I MEF Coding Team’s readiness application was selected the winner of the inaugural Micro-Application Development Innovation Challenge formally announced via MARADMIN number 600/21, Oct. 19, 2021. I MEF Coding Team’s readiness application leveraged the Marine Corps Business Operations Support Services (MCBOSS) Development-Security-Operations (DevSecOps) ecosystem to rapidly create a data comprehension and visualization tool called the Global Combat Support System Marine Corps (GCSS-MC) Reconciliation Operations Organization Tool (GROOT), drastically reducing the time and effort required by Marines to understand and report on readiness. The Micro-Application Innovation Challenge was announced via MARADMIN 164/21 on March 25, 2021 requesting each MEF to assemble a coding team, regardless of rank or military occupational specialty (MOS), to research, engineer, test and deploy a micro-software application to optimize operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Kevan Dunlop)

• Date Taken: 08.27.2021
• Date Posted: 10.24.2021 20:11
• Photo ID: 6901306
• VIRIN: 210827-M-LD713-1289
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 1.64 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON D.C., VA, US