Modernization & Innovation – That PAO Guy

Category: Modernization & Innovation

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A drone flies over rising smoke from a wildfire on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2026. FESD has the operational capability to operate sUAS in direct support of Marine Corps Installations-East, MCB Camp Lejeune’s force protection, emergency response protocols and installation resilience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Ahern)

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Camp Lejeune fire and emergency services strengthen wildfire response with sUAS

October 29, 2026 — 0 Comments

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, operates a first-person view drone during training aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Middle East, Oct. 3, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Innovates with Drone Warfare Capabilities at Sea

October 28, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier Gen. Henry Dolberry Jr., left, assistant wing commander of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides remarks on a demonstration of the Maven Smart System (MSS) Regional Air Defense Commander (RADC) C2 Decision Tool as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-27 at Auxiliary Field II, near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 12, 2026.

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Navy, Marine Corps demonstrate prototype air-defense decision tool at WTI

October 23, 2026 — 0 Comments

Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire an M777 155 mm howitzer during a live-fire exercise, as part of a weapons and tactics instructor course near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2026.

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Marine Corps Battalion Redesignates as First Medium Missile Battalion

October 20, 2026 — 0 Comments

In a deliberate move to modernize the Force Development Enterprise (FDE) and deliver an integrated force at speed, the Marine Corps has announced a significant organizational realignment and an updated mission statement for the newly redesignated Capabilities Development and Force Integration Directorate (CDFI), formerly known as the Capabilities Development Directorate (CDD).

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Marine Corps Modernizes Force Development Enterprise with Key Organizational Realignment

October 1, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Steven Baez, a communications chief with the Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, flies a Skydio X10 during a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) demonstration near the U.S.-Mexico border in California, Aug. 5, 2026.

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Bridging The Gap: Marines Test Emerging Technology for Southern Border Patrols

September 26, 2026 — 0 Comments

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Alejandro Garcia Jr. directs goats to a grazing area during Operation Goat Rope at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif., Sept. 15, 2026.

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Marine Corps Air Station Uses Goats in Wildfire Mitigation

September 19, 2026 — 0 Comments

Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps’ (PAE MC) Program Manager for Combat Support Systems (PM CSS) is modernizing individual equipment through the development of the Next-Generation Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform.

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Marine Corps evaluates next-generation combat uniform design

September 3, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aidan Greene, left, a vehicle commander with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, and Cpl. Trevor Oceguera, a drone operator, also with BLT 1/8, prepare a Bolt-M autonomous air vehicle for launch during an organic loitering munitions range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 28, 2026.

Marine Corps News, Modernization & Innovation

Marine Corps Develops Plan to Grow Force by More Than 6,500

September 1, 2026 — 0 Comments