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Program Manager

Infantry Combat Equipment

Joint Advanced Planning Brief to Industry

17 November 2021

LtCol Andrew J. Konicki, USMC

Program Manager, 

Infantry Combat Equipment

Marine Corps Systems Command

andrew.konicki@usmc.mil

Office: 703-432-4979
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MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND

Equipping our MARINES Mission, Vision, Priorities

Our Mission

To provide and sustain fully integrated individual and reconnaissance 

equipment in order to increase the lethality of our Marines.

Our Vision

To deliver the most capable equipment, at the right time, to provide the Marine 

an advantage over the enemy in combat effectiveness and lethality.

Our Priorities

1. Lighten the burden on the Marine: reduce the load and logistical footprint.

2. Integration of equipment across the Marine Corps, and other services.

3. Cross coordination to support fielding at the right time to the right unit.

4. Design and acquire the right products for a better form, fit, and function for 

the 2% female Marine to the 98% male Marine.
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MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND

Equipping our MARINES

Program Manager (PM)

LtCol Andrew Konicki

Deputy Program Manager 

(DPM)

Mr. John Knapp

Assistant Program Managers (APM)

Logistics – Mr. Michael Mimms

Engineering – Mr. Scott Reichert 

Finance – Mr. Elex Reynolds

Contracting – Ms. Peggy Smith

Augmented Parachute System (APS)

Air Supply Rack Assembly (ASRA)

Combat Diver Dry Suite (CDDS)

Combat Diver Full Face Mask (CDFFM)

Underwater Voice Comm (UVC)

Combatant Diver Vest (CDV)

Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC)

Diver Propulsion Device (DPD)

Enhanced-Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (E-CRRC)

Enhanced Diver Propulsion Device (E-DPD)

Expeditionary Hyperbolic Chamber System (EHCS)

Marine Assault Breacher Kit (MABK)

Marine Individual Assault Kit (MIAK)

Maritime Operations Suite ( MOS)

Non-gasoline Burning Outboard Engine (NBOE)

Open Water Safety Craft (OWSC)

Portable Compressor Diesel Driven (PCDD)

Rapid Deployable Oxygen Transfer Pump system (RDOTPS)

Transportable Recompression Chamber System (TRCS)

MK-25 Underwater Breathing Apparatus (UBA) 

Aircraft Rigging Kit

Container Delivery System (CDS)

Cybernetic Parachute Release System (CYPRES) 

Drop Zone Kit 

Enhanced-Multi-Mission Parachute System (E-MMPS)

Heavy Equipment Air Delivery System (HEADS) 

High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) Parachutist Navigation System 

(PNS) 

Joint Parachute Airborne Delivery System (JPADS) 10K 

JPADS 2K-M/ULW 

Loft Sets 

Multi-Mission Parachute System (MMPS) 

Parachute High Altitude Oxygen System (PHAOS)

Parachutist Individual Equipment Kit (PIEK)

Personnel Parachute Systems

Maneuverable Canopy 6 (MC-6) (AAP)

Maneuverable Canopy (MC-7)

Recon Modular Helmet Kit (RMHK)

Tandem Offset Re-supply Delivery System (TORDS)

G-11 & G-12 Cargo Parachutes 

Uniform Certification 

Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU)

Marine Corps Combat Boots

Female Dress Blue Coat 

USMC Frame and Cap 

Tropical Uniform & Boot 

Enhanced Flame Resistant Combat Equipment (EFRCE)

Fire Resistant Organizational Gear (FROG)

Knee & Elbow pads

Cold Weather Hydration Set (CWHS)

Collapsible Water Bag (CWB)

E-Tool w/Carrier

Marine Assault Climbers Kit (MACK)

Marine Corps Cold Weather Infantry Kit (MCCWIK)

Marine Corps Modular Snowshoes (MCMS)

Marine Corps Utility Cutter (MCUC)

Marine Corps Wire Cutter (MCWC)

Mechanical Breachers Kit (MBK)

Multi-Faith Chaplains Kit (MFCK)

M9 Multipurpose Bayonet

Multipurpose Compact Attachable Light (MCAL)

Small Unit Expeditionary Stoves (SUES)

Ultra High Intensity Miniature Illumination System

Military Ski System (MSS)

3 Season Sleep System (3S)

Improved Sleeping Mat (ISM)

Enhanced Bed Net System (EBNS)

Extreme Cold Weather Bag (ExCWB)

All Purpose Environmental Clothing System (APECS)

Hard Face Microfleece Coyote Cap

Extreme Cold Weather Mitten System

Extreme Cold Weather Suit (Parka, Trousers and Bootie)

Lightweight Flame Resistant Cold Weather Undershirt and Drawers

Lightweight Exposure Suit (LES) 

Snow Camouflage Parka, Trousers, and Pack Cover

Mid-weight Flame Resistant Cold Weather Pullover Shirt and Drawers

Combat Desert Jacket (CDJ)

Intermediate Cold Weather Glove (ICWG)

Maternity Uniform Improvements

Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH)

Enhanced Combat Vehicle Crewman’s Helmet (ECVCH)

Enhanced Side Armor Plate Insert (ESAPI)

Full Spectrum Battle Equipment (FSBE) Individual Kit 

Improved Modular Tactical Vest (IMTV)

Improved Load Bearing Equipment (ILBE) Pouches 

Lightweight Helmet (LWH)

Lightweight Plate (LWP)

Modular Integrated Comm Helmet (MICH)

Plate Carrier (PC) Generation III (PC Gen III)

Protective Outer Garment (POG)

Protective Under Garment (PUG)

USMC Chest Rig

USMC Holster

USMC Pack (Adjustable frame & Reinforced frame)

USMC Sub-Belt 

Improved Ballistic Eyewear (IBE)

Ballistic Hearing Protection/Enhancement

Integrated Helmet System (HIS)

TL Clothing and Equipment

Mr. Joseph Augustine TL Individual Armor

LtCol Bryan Leahy

TL Air & Amphibious 

Reconnaissance

Mr. John O’Brien

PM ICE Organization
UPDATES TO THE MARINE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT FROM PM ICE

MCTCU

AAO

FIELDED

WHO

IOC

FOC

70,000

6,000

III MEF

May 2021

TBD

HED

AAO

FIELDED

WHO

IOC

FOC

47,054

4,422

Infantry

Apr 2021

TBD

PC GEN III

AAO

FIELDED

WHO

IOC

FOC

78,191

26,524

Infantry Bn

Dec 2019

TBD

MSS

AAO

FIELDED

WHO

IOC

FOC

3,134

3,134

Sep 2019

Aug 2020

III MEF, MCLC,

MWTC, Norway

AAO

FIELDED

WHO

IOC

FOC

20,102

2,320

Infantry Bn

Apr 2021

Sep 2023

Hi-Cut ECH
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MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND

Equipping our MARINES Uniform Improvements

Next Generation Marine Corps Combat 

Utility Uniform

• Integrate key design features of existing 

MCCUU, FROG, and MCTCU into one 

utility uniform

• Visual mitigation

• Breathability

• Mobility/Stretch (Fit)

• Texture/Stretch (Hand)

• Durability

• Dry time/Moisture Management

• No melt/no drip

• Flame Resistance

• Integrated knee/elbow pads

• IR mitigation

• Bite mitigation

Status:

• Conducting AoA on potential options

• RFI: 2QFY22

Blouse and Tunic

Maternity Uniform Improvements

Modify exiting service 

green tunic and maternity 

khaki Shirts by adding 

adjustable side tabs

Available 2QFY21

Apply existing maternity service 

green trousers and skirt to Blue 

Dress skirt and trousers 

Available 2QFY22 

FY22 

Adopt USAF 360o

belly panel design for 

all maternity trouser 

and skirt designs

Trousers and Skirts

Undershirts

Nursing undershirt Maternity undershirt 

Certify Commercial products for 

MCCUU undershirts for optional 

purchase at the MCX by 

Marines

Available 2QFY21 
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Joint Clothing Textile 

Modernization Initiative

Problem: Industrial Age methodologies of clothing design, 

sizing, and availability coupled with shrinking Industrial Base

Objective: Develop and implement a comprehensive path 

forward to integrate efforts of the Services to capitalize on 

technological advancements that impact the Clothing and Textile 

acquisition lifecycle.

Participants: USMC, Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, 

Customs and Border Patrol and DLA 

Ensuring warfighters receive the right uniform, with the 

right fit, at the right time, to ensure mission success.
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Tage Line

Product Lifecycle 

Management

PLM

Base System

(BETA)

Anthropometric

Sizing & Fit

Industry

Specifications/

Tech 

Requirements

Testing

Sustainment

Warfighter

Quality

Phase I

Phase II

Decreased cost & time =Reallocation of $$$ = Increased capabilities & product availability

Body Scanning
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Road Map
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Implementation/Benefits

*Product Lifecycle Management

Return on Investment

• Improved supply base

• Domestic availability

• Surge capability 

• Higher quality

• Improved communication

• Supply chain management

• Reduced logistics burden/cost

• Reduced unused inventory

• Appropriate sizing 

• Increased operational readiness 

• Faster capability introduction (agile 

acquisition)

• Increased individual warfighter 

capability (mobility & weight)

• Reduction in field failures and injury 

prevention

• Improved internal operations 

• 15% efficiency gain

• Digital transformation and centralized 

data sharing

• Body scanning & 3D utilization

Front end coordination for long term commonality & sustainment 

Money saved = 

Reallocation of $$$

Services DLA Implementation 

Body 

Scanning

(Army) 

Joint Sizing

& Fit

(Navy)

Industry

(USMC)

Transition

(Army)

*PLM

Product Description/ 

Specification

SRP

Product Description/ 

Specification