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The additional optics are being given to infantry battalions and are part of the Corps' long-term modernization goals, a plan called Force Design 2030.

QUANTICO, Va. -- The Marine Corps has been investing time, money and resources into modernizing the force to meet objectives outlined in the Commandant’s Planning Guidance, Force Design 2030 and the National Defense Strategy. Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, has stated that no investment is more important than those in support of the infantry Marine. “The Marine Corps in 2030 does not exist without the individual Marine, what theyre wearing and what they...

Marine grunts are getting new night vision, helmets, vehicles, tropical uniforms and boots 1 day ago Marines in the Infantry Officer Course run to to their first objective during a live fire training exercise at Range 410A aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 9, 2018. (Lance Cpl. William Chockey/Marine Corps) The core infantry gear upgrades are nearly complete across the force and new night vision, a high-cut helmet, new tropical uniforms and...

Marine Corps Rifle Qualification Is Getting Its First Major Overhaul in More Than 100 Years Marines with Weapons Training Battalion conduct the Annual Rifle Qualification train-the-trainer course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 17, 2021. (Rachael A Treon/U.S. Marine Corps) 24 Feb 2021 Marine Corps marksmanship officials this week rolled out the final version of a new, more realistic rifle qualification course that will force Marines to put lethal hits on stationary and moving targets t...

One Shot, One Kill: Marines Begin Fielding New Precision Rifle Optic 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, (U.S. Marine Corps) 22 Feb 2021 The Marine Corps has started fielding a new rifle optic designed to adjust for close and long-range targets for more precise shooting. Marine Corps Systems Commands Program Manager for Infantry We...

Marine Corps fields new, more accurate optic By (0) 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 ...

QUANTICO, Va. -- Marines recently received an innovative new optic that better prepares them to engage adversaries from longer distances. In January, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons began fielding the Squad Common Optic—a magnified day optic comprising an illuminated and nonilluminated aim-point designed to improve target acquisition and probability-of-hit with infantry assault rifles. The SCO can be attached to the M4 and M4A1 Carbine as well as the M27...