Story by Matt Gonzales | Marine Corps Systems Command | 12.29.2020
In December, Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding thousands of suppressors to infantry units for employment on the M27, M4 and M4A rifles....
Story by Maj. Kenneth Kunze | Marine Corps Systems Command | 05.14.2019
Marine Corps Systems Command is requesting information that will inform the procurement of a new Squad Common Optic for use on the M4, M4A1 and M27. The Request for Information indicates that the Corps is seeking a lighter weight optic that can acquire targets from a farther distance than its predecessor....
Story by Ashley Calingo | Marine Corps Systems Command | 07.07.2017
The Marine Corps’ next-generation marksmanship trainer is headed to the fleet. The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer III adds three new weapons, 3-D imagery, and enhanced training modes, giving Marines a better, more realistic training experience as they prepare for the complexities of modern warfare....
Story by Cpl. William Hester | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.01.2016
MOTUTAPU ISLAND, Tonga — As unique of a deployment as it has already been for Task Force Koa Moana, traversing the Pacific aboard the USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) to operate in multiple countries in the Asia-Pacific region, they continued to push and challenge each other by combining skill sets in Tonga....
Story by Cpl. Tyler Giguere | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.06.2015
Republic of Korea Marines watch U.S. Marines demonstrate rifle, pistol and machine gun ranges; the ROK Marines quickly absorbed as much knowledge as possible before putting their own skills to the test....
Story by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | Regional Command Southwest | 07.13.2014
While many Americans in the United States were celebrating during the Fourth of July weekend, Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, were engaging Taliban insurgents in Helmand province, Afghanistan....
Story by Cpl. Stephen Himes | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.03.2014
Donning flak jackets and helmets while rechecking the safety on their rifle is a common occurrence for the Marines of 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, but an uncommon experience for the spouses stationed with them on Okinawa....
Story by Cpl. Mark Stroud | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.25.2013
“This is finding brilliance in the basics,” said Sgt. Matthew J. Foglesong, a reconnaissance man and team leader with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. “We are still infantrymen at the end of the day, and this is what we do and who we are.”...
