The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) marks its 30th anniversary in 2025, commemorating its establishment in 1995. The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate examines future operating environments to generate threat-informed operating concepts and capabilities and, through experimentation, provides analytically supported recommendations to inform future force design and development activities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Kevin Ray J. Salvador)
Combat Development and Integration, Headquarters, Marine Corps presented the 2025 Expeditionary Warfare Excellence Awards to two Marines and two sailors at a dinner hosted by the Marine Corps Association. Three additional awards were added this year recognizing the contributions of Marines and Sailors who supported the Fleet Marine Force through their efforts in capability development, analysis and innovation.
This year, the Marine Corps will field dismounted counter-sUAS capabilities across the entire MAGTF, which will allow deployed Marines to effectively conduct self-defense against threat sUAS. The Marine Corps will maintain operational superiority and safeguard Marines, maritime forces, and the Joint Force against this evolving threat in diverse operational environments.
Under the leadership of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory the Joint First-Person View Working Group has succeeded in adding the Neros Archer FPV drone to the Blue UAS List marking the first time an FPV drone has achieved this status, a significant milestone not just for the Marine Corps but for the entire DoD.
