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Program Executive Office Land Systems is the only program executive office in the Marine Corps and is located aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. PEO Land Systems is a team of Marines and Civilian Marines dedicated to rapidly developing, delivering, and sustaining dominant warfighting capabilities for the greatest fighting force in the world, the United States Marines Corps. PEO Land Systems oversees the acquisition and sustainment of USMC ground systems critical to the Fleet Marine Force. The portfolio includes major defense acquisition programs and associated programs.
PEO LS provides executive acquisition leadership to develop, build, deliver, and sustain dominant warfighting capabilities for Marines.
To serve as the preeminent focal point and standard bearer for excellence and innovation in major land program acquisition management.
In September, the Marine Corps unveiled the first full-rate production version of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), marking a major milestone in expeditionary air defense and rapid capability delivery. Following weeks of intensive New Equipment Training (NET) and a live-fire exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Marines are now equipped with a significantly upgraded system designed to counter the evolving threat of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and low-altitude air attacks.
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This summer, Program Executive Office Land Systems hosted two interns for eight weeks through the Defense Civilian Training Corp’s (DCTC) program. David Appelt, a rising senior at Virginia Tech, majoring in cybersecurity management analytics, and Rithwick Erabelly, a rising senior at Purdue University, majoring in aerospace engineering, made their mark at PEO LS by developing a digital wargame to help Marine Corps small unit leaders strategically deploy counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) capabilities – an increasingly significant part of modern-day warfare.
This August marks a major milestone in the modernization of the United States Marine Corps: the delivery of the 300th Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), a next-generation platform designed to carry Marines from ship to shore and into the fight. The ceremony - held at the ACV production facility in York, PA - was attended by senior leaders including Maj. Gen. Jason L. Morris, director, Operations Division, Plans, Policies & Operations; Stephen Bowdren, Program Executive Officer Land Systems; and Chris Melkonian, Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault. The ceremony celebrated not just the number delivered—but a legacy of innovation, resilience, and mission assurance.
The U.S. Marine Corps continues its deliberate and disciplined approach to fielding the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), a next-generation platform designed to enhance ship-to-shore operations and replace the legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV). From August 13th – 15th, Marines from the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion conducted Operator New Equipment Training (OPNET) Water Driving with the ACV at Mile Hammock Bay in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
2/15/2023 - https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/01/27/following-deficiency-marines-add-comms-capability-to-acv-variant/
3/17/2021 - https://www.stripes.com/news/us/west-coast-marines-are-first-to-try-out-new-amphibious-combat-vehicle-to-replace-legacy-aav-1.666075
12/29/2020 - https://news.usni.org/2020/12/29/top-stories-2020-marine-corps-acquisition
12/14/2020 - https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/14/marines-new-amphibious-combat-vehicles-set-begin-full-rate-production.html
12/14/2020 - https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/look-out-amphibious-combat-vehicle-finally-here-174459