Lieutenant Gen. Karsten Heckl, commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration relinquishes command of MCCDC to Lt. Gen. Eric E. Austin, during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 9, 2024, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. William P. Tucker)
Sgt. Maj. Chris K. Singley accepted responsibility from Master Gunnery Sgt Jason Benedict, senior enlisted advisor for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory during a relief and appointment ceremony on April 11, 2024 at Harry Lee Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.
The U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate (MCLW/FD) has signed an agreement with MD5, the National Security Technology Accelerator, to help advance readiness for future threats to forces of the United States.
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate is tasked, by the Commandant, to identify future challenges and opportunities, develop warfighting concepts, and comprehensively explore options available to the warfighter, in order to inform the combat development process to meet the challenges of the future operating environment.
