Marine Corps Lt. Col. Reynolds takes command of PM TRASYS

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marcus Reynolds

ARLINGTON, VA -- Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marcus Reynolds assumed command of the Program Manager of Training Systems in Orlando April 22, the National Training and Simulation Association of Arlington, Virginia, announces.

Reynolds, who is the new Marines executive for the leadership committee of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), will serve as the Marine Corps Systems Command’s executive agent. Reynolds will lead the Marine Corps participation in the annual I/ITSEC gathering in Orlando, the world’s largest training and simulation event, this year taking place Nov. 28-Dec. 2 under the theme, “Accelerate Change by Transforming Training — It's Time to ACTT!!”

“Our significance as the Marine Corps’ materiel developer for training systems is paramount, and the magnitude of this assignment does not escape me,” Reynolds said of his new position. “I look forward to collaborating with my fellow Team Orlando executives and our industry partners as we equip our warfighters around the world with the most innovative and cutting-edge modeling, training, and simulations aids possible.”

Reynolds has served in a myriad of acquisitions assignments from project officer to program manager. He was also selected by the Secretary of Defense Executive Fellowship Program to serve as an executive fellow at Microsoft Corp. His research papers on mixed reality have been published in the Marine Corps Gazette and the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings Magazine. Among his personal decorations are the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with one gold star, Joint Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal with one gold star, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon.

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