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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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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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