Pacific Marines Stories

Pvt. Dylan Bolt, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates the tablet-like interface on the MAGS (Micro Auto Gasification System) here Jan 25, as part of Exercise Lava Viper. MAGS is being tested by the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center to determine whether it is a viable waste management solution for Marines operating out of austere environments. The machine is capable of handling the daily waste disposal needs of approximately 1,000 troops, converting 95 percent of the waste to gas, which is then used to fuel the process. Bolt, 21, is from Prosser, Wash. - Pvt. Dylan Bolt, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates the tablet-like interface on the MAGS (Micro Auto Gasification System) here Jan 25, as part of Exercise Lava Viper. MAGS is being tested by the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center to determine whether it is a viable waste management solution for Marines operating out of austere environments. The machine is capable of handling the daily waste disposal needs of approximately 1,000 troops, converting 95 percent of the waste to gas, which is then used to fuel the process. Bolt, 21, is from Prosser, Wash.

CAMP H. M. SMITH, HI - Donn Murakami (left), the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Science Advisor, explains the workings of the Micro Auto Gasification System (MAGS) waste disposal process to chemistry students from Damien Memorial High School Sept. 12. The MAGS is a prototype being tested by MARFORPAC which reduces solid waste by as much as 95 percent while dramatically reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The demonstration was part of the MARFORPAC Commander's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) support program to local high schools. (USMC photo by Chuck Little) - CAMP H. M. SMITH, HI - Donn Murakami (left), the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Science Advisor, explains the workings of the Micro Auto Gasification System (MAGS) waste disposal process to chemistry students from Damien Memorial High School Sept. 12. The MAGS is a prototype being tested by MARFORPAC which reduces solid waste by as much as 95 percent while dramatically reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The demonstration was part of the MARFORPAC Commander's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) support program to local high schools. (USMC photo by Chuck Little)