MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.
Marine Corps Systems Command recently joined forces with the Army to identify partnership opportunities that could benefit both organizations.
In January, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Portfolio Manager, Logistics Combat Element Systems and the Army’s Program Executive Officer, Combat Support and Combat Service Support participated in a Home-on-Home conference to discuss collaboration opportunities to build synergy and identify cost savings and avoidance.
“The Home-on-Home collaboration is a great integrated and teaming relationship between the Marine Corps and the Army, with support from leaderships,” said Linda Huizenga, assistant portfolio manager for Program Management with PfM LCES. “It’s an opportunity for PfM LCES and PEO CS&CSS to learn more about each other’s programs and identify areas to support both the Marine Corps and Army.”
Marines field new rifle optic for better accuracy, hit probability February 23 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dave Tomlinson, infantry weapons officer at Marine Corps Systems Command, demonstrates the Squad Common Optic attached to the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. The SCO is an improved optic that improves target acquisition and probability of hit with infantry assault rifles. They began fielding the system in 2021. (Matt Gonzales/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps recently began fielding a new rifle optic to improve shooter accuracy at distances with both the M4 carbine and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. The squad common optic is a magnified day optic that has both an illuminated and nonilluminated aim point that’s built to increase effective target acquisition and probability of hit, according to a press release from Marine Corps Systems Command.
Marine Corps fields new, more accurate optic
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CWO4 Dave Tomlinson, infantry weapons officer at Marine Corps Systems Command, demonstrates the Squad Common Optic attached to the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, on Feb. 10 at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Photo by Matt Gonzales/U.S. Marine Corps
Feb. 23 (UPI) Marine Corps Systems Command has begun fielding a new optic that improves shooter accuracy at longer distances, the branch announced.
The Squad Common Optic, a magnified day optic comprising an illuminated and non-illuminated aim-point designed to improve target acquisition and probably of hit, according to Marine Corps Systems Command.
The new U.S. Marine Corps PT shorts. (Illustration: U.S. Marine Corps) The Marine Corps is developing a new PT uniform with improved materials to ensure better fit, form and function, said Kelly Flynn, with Marine Corps Systems Command. The new PT uniform is currently in source selection, so further details cannot be discussed at this time.
The service updated its requirements for the new PT uniform on the government s contract solicitation site this month. The Marine Corps plans to buy 900,000 physical training uniform sets over a five-year period, documents state.
Marines hoping for a return to the famously short silkies appear to be out of luck. The inseam on the new PT shorts is at least 8 inches long, nearly four times the length of the short green silkies. The inseam on the PT shorts liner is 4 inches long, documents show.