b'Warfighter FocusThe Ordnance BombFrom Coast to Coast: The Ordnance Community Continues To MoveMountains By the Regimental Ordnance Officer for 1st Marine Regiment, CWO3 Matt RogersPushingourMarinesandspection. Taking the lead, Corpo- fication to and the leveraging of all our equipment to the limit, the Ma- ralMazziebeganassessingsystemaspects of the community and the rineCorpsunitshavehistoricallybipodsandfedtheinformationsystemslifecyclesustainmentwas culminatedtrainingaboardTwen- back to Staff Sergeant Swisher. Ac- necessary. Through various reports, tynine Palms, California. Whethercordingly, the team determined sys- conversations and correspondences we call it CAX, Mojave Viper, EMV,temswereexperiencingelevationa storyboard was assembled to offer ITX or the most recent Service Levelmalfunctionswhichallowedthehigherandadjacentcommands a Training Exercise (SLTE), the exer- 81mm tube to depress the elevationclear sight picture.cise is designed to prepare the Ma- with little to no effort. With signifi- Throughinnovativeanaly-rine Air Ground Task Force to re- cant training events ahead of them,sis, the Marines at CLB-7 set out to spond to crises and conflicts aroundStaff Sergeant Swisher and Corpo- developamethodtoexerciseand the globe by increasing their abilityralMazzieimmediatelybeganthetest other 81mm bipods in an effort tointegrateactionsacrossthefullpreparations necessary to assess andtomakeproactiverepairsbefore range of military operations. correct the problem. they are identified on a range. Over Beginning in late March ofAs an east coast unit train- the upcoming days Warrant Officer this year, with 1st Marine Regimenting far from home, V28 looked toJones team set out to inspect every as the command element, Marineslocal professionals within the Ord- 81mmbipodtheycouldgettheir from1stBattalion5thMarines,nance Community to lend a hand.hand on. Simultaneously, data calls 2d Battalion 8th Marines, 1st Bat- Help came in the form of Warrantwent out across the community to talion 11th Marines, and 1st LightOfficer Jones, Corporal Zick and thereplicate what CLB-7 was doing and ArmoredReconnaissanceBattal- Infantry Weapons crew at Combatreport back results. As this began to ion began training as the exercisesLogistic Battalion 7(CLB-7). Albeitcaptivate everyones attention, CLB-Ground Combat Element. As unitsanOrdnanceVehicleMaintenance7 in coordination with V28, set out progressed throughout increasingly complextrainingevolutions,Ord- Left to Right: CWO3 Matt Rogers (1st Marine Regiment), WO Kevin nance Marines remained ready, andJones and Cpl Drew R. Zick (CLB-7), Cpl Cody J. Mazzie and SSgt at times by their side to supportingGary R. Swisher (2nd Battalion, 8th Marines)the warfighter.Whenan81mmmortarOfficerbytrade,WarrantOfficerto repair these bipods and get them sectionfromthe2dBattalion8thJonesjumpedstraightinandsetback in the warfighters hands for the Marines(affectionatelyreferredtohisteamtowork. Throughtheirsubsequent training.aV28orVictor28)firstreportedinspections,theMarinesatCLB- Eager and ready to assist in short rounds from their fires, their7 were able to identify reoccurringrootcauseidentificationandcor-armory chief Staff Sergeant Swish- issues with the mortar bipods. Asrective actions, the Mortar Team at er quickly dispatched his ordnancethedatacollectionbegantocomeMARCORSYSCOMbeganliaison crewtoperformatechnicalin- together it was apparent, the noti- with the Marines on the deck to get 4 Custodis Pro Ferrum20 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine HJuly 2021H Thank You For Your Service'