OCTOBER 21, 2019 - In February 2019, the Department of the Navy issued its landmark Education for Seapower (E4S) Report, calling for major reform and improvement of our system of naval education for commissioned and enlisted Sailors and Marines. The Department of the Navy is beginning to implement the report’s recommendations at the direction of the Secretary of the Navy … [Read more...]
Handheld Digital Targeting System Provides Fire and Air Support to Marines
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 - A Marine Corps Systems Command fire support device will be one of several communication technologies demonstrated at Island Marauder 2019. The Target Handoff System version 2.0 is a lightweight, fire control system that employs commercial off-the-shelf, shock-resistant tablets to perform various targeting functions. The man-portable technology helps … [Read more...]
Researching the Marine Corps’ Next-Generation Light Armored Vehicle
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring research to develop the next-generation Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), in preparation to replace the Marine Corps’ current Light Armored Vehicle (LAV). The current LAV supports Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions that perform all-weather, sustained-reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance and … [Read more...]
Marines Start Loading New JLTV Vehicle Aboard USS Kearsarge
AUGUST 29, 2019 - Marines from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines based out of Camp Lejune, North Carolina, transported three configurations of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for a load test August 27. The JLTV will begin replacing the Humvee as one of the U.S. Marine Corps’ and U.S. Army’s primary tactical … [Read more...]
The Corps’ JLTV achieves Initial Operational Capability
AUGUST 13, 2019 - Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.—The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is officially ready to deploy and support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readiness worldwide. Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Combat Development and Integration declared the JLTV program—part of the Light Tactical Vehicle portfolio at Program Executive … [Read more...]