Exhibit at the Marine Military Expos and meet the Marines on their own turf. The expos are held aboard three important bases. Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, is headquarters for the Corps' combat development center and home to Marine Corps Systems Command, where warfighting requirements are defined and determinations made on equipment and systems to be used by Marines in worldwide operations for years to come.  Camp Lejeune, NC, and Camp Pendleton, CA, are home installations for two of the Marine Corps' expeditionary forces, which are continually training and dispatching fighting elements to a broad spectrum of missions—in the air, on land, and at sea—around the world.

Exhibitors at the Marine Military Expos meet and exchange information, face-to-face, with not only the users of their equipment but also the men and women responsible for equipping the Corps, which is rapidly expanding to meet a broad range of existing and emerging demands. By the end of fiscal year 2010, the Marine Corps will have seen an increase of 10 percent more Marines than were in service in 2008. At the same time, funding for equipment modernization programs is growing to meet the far-reaching, high-tempo operations in which Marines are engaged on a daily basis. Those modernization steps are made from both Marine Corps and Navy budgets, and are based not only on the current demands of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan but also existing and developing threats in other regions.

In addition to displaying products before thousands of users, Marine Military Expo exhibitors also exchange information with their target audience, listen to their needs and gain valuable insight into what works best in a wide array of combat, combat support and combat service support situations. Marines who have recently returned from wartime missions not only provide feedback but also convey suggestions and ideas that are often considered and adopted in designing or improving equipment and systems.

The decision-makers and procurement experts exhibitors want and need to meet attend the expos for up-close and personal exposure to the leading-edge equipment, systems and services—solutions— their Marines need for the years ahead. At the Marine Military Expos, networking opportunities among the buyers, the users  and defense industry professionals are unlimited. Take advantage of those opportunities for your company by exhibiting at the Marine Military Expos. Reserve your space, today, by contacting Charlie Baisley at charles.baisley@nielsen.com or 703-812-2741.