Pacific Marines Stories

The 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, right, fits a 3D printed cast to the arm of Lance Cpl. Micah Mosley, a network administrator from 1st Marine Logistics Group (MLG), 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), on Camp Pendleton, California, August 17, 2023. The cast was manufactured by 1st Medical Battalion. General Smith Visited 1st MLG as part of a command tour and to observe the logistical capabilities of I MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward) - The 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, right, fits a 3D printed cast to the arm of Lance Cpl. Micah Mosley, a network administrator from 1st Marine Logistics Group (MLG), 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), on Camp Pendleton, California, August 17, 2023. The cast was manufactured by 1st Medical Battalion. General Smith Visited 1st MLG as part of a command tour and to observe the logistical capabilities of I MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Forging the Future: How Advanced Manufacturing Is Revolutionizing Marine Corps Logistics

The Marine Corps Systems Command's Advanced Manufacturing Systems team is innovating to overcome the logistical challenges of the modern battlefield and ensure access to mission-critical equipment as the Marine Corps strategically shifts towards the Indo-Pacific region.

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MCSC structural changes enable better naval alignment, acquisition support to Marines - James F. Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, speaks to the crowd about the importance of acquisition, Aug. 15, 2019 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Virginia. Between July and October, Marine Corps Systems Command underwent a structural shift to better align the Marine Corps with the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

MCSC structural changes enable better naval alignment, acquisition support to Marines

Between July and October, Marine Corps Systems Command underwent several structural changes to better align the Marine Corps with the U.S. Navy and to meet the Corps’ Force Design 2030 efforts.

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Bringing innovation to fruition: Marines 3D print 1st reinforced concrete bridge in western hemisphere - A Marine with 1st Marine Logistics Group walks across a concrete footbridge during a 3D concrete printing exercise Dec. 12, at Camp Pendleton, California. Working with Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell and the Army Corps of Engineers, the 1st MLG used the Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures—or ACES—printer to conduct 3D concrete printing of the bridge and evaluate emerging technology for future application in Marine Corps engineering operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Elizabeth Flanary)

Bringing innovation to fruition: Marines 3D print 1st reinforced concrete bridge in western hemisphere

Marines from the 1st Marine Logistics Group at Camp Pendleton, California, transformed their motto—“Victory through Logistics”—to action when they successfully 3D printed a concrete bridge in December, with the help of the Marine Corps Systems Command Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell and the Army Corps of Engineers. During the Corps’ annual Steel Knight exercise, Marines were trained on how to operate the Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures—or ACES—printer, incorporated new equipment into the process, and printed and assembled a usable foot bridge to demonstrate the concrete 3D printing capability in an operational environment.

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The Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle offers ‘significantly greater survivability, mobility’ than predecessor - Program Executive Officer Land Systems put the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 through high surf testing in December 2018 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The vehicle successfully navigated through waves measuring over six feet in height, meeting the ACV 1.2 anticipated requirements, and enabling the Marine Corps to combine the program into a singular ACV family of vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

The Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle offers ‘significantly greater survivability, mobility’ than predecessor

The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle program reached another milestone, proving the vehicle’s ability to deliver future combat power from ship to shore and follow-on objectives. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed testing on the ACV, which proved the new vehicles' ability to not only take on challenging surf, but also complete a long swim from ship to shore and back. These major accomplishments facilitated the program moving from what was originally envisioned as an incremental approach, to one that will be known as the ACV family of vehicles, without the nomenclature of ACV 1.1 or ACV 1.2.

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