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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 they're wearing and what they're carrying,” said Pasagian. “Enhancing our infantry Marines by providing them with the best c...
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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 boots are soon to follow. That’s according to a recent update provided to media by Brig. Gen. A....
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 the same as they would in combat. Beginning Oct. 1, all active-duty Marines and sailors assigned to F...
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 Command's Program Manager for Infantry Weapons began fielding the Squad Common Optic, or SCO, in January for the M4 and M4A1 carbines and th...