JULY 25, 2018, Quantico, VA - A harvesting effort by Program Executive Officer Land Systems and Marine Corps Systems Command could save the Corps millions and make one of its newest vehicles more survivable. The Gunner’s Protection Kit, managed by Infantry Weapons within MCSC’s Portfolio Manager Ground Combat Equipment Systems, is currently installed on High Mobility … [Read more...]
Next-Generation Binoculars Contribute to Battlefield Survivability
APRIL 20, 2018, Marine Corp Base Quantico, VA - Marines will have better situational awareness on missions in dark areas thanks to new night-vision goggles. The Binocular Night Vision Goggle II, or BNVG II, is a helmet-mounted binocular that gives operators improved depth perception at night, and uses white phosphor image intensification technology to amplify ambient light, … [Read more...]
First Female Marine Graduates Infantry Officer Course
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017, Quantico, VA - A female Marine officer made history today at Quantico, Va. by completing the Infantry Officer Course and earning the infantry officer military occupational specialty. The lieutenant, who asked to keep her identity private, is the first female officer to successfully complete the course since the Marine Corps opened all military … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Body Composition Standards
The Marine Corps weight and body-fat standards are health and performance based. Marines are considered not within these standards when their weight and body-fat exceed the maximum limits. A soldiers weight is compared to the Marine Corps weight allowance chart, and if it meets the standard weight allowance for the soldier's height, then a body-fat test is not needed. A soldier … [Read more...]
Marines Train to Save Lives Under Stress
December 21, 2015 -- NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric G. Christiansen knows the reality of saving lives in combat and he wants to make sure Marines receive the same knowledge. While on a mission north of the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan in 2012, Christiansen was patrolling with soldiers attached to the U.S. Army’s V … [Read more...]