Marines Send 3D Printers to Combat Zone to Fix Gear Faster
TOPICS:3-D technologymarinesTechnology
Posted By: Hope Hodge Seck July 5, 2017
Three years into the coalition fight against Islamic State militants, the battlefield remains fairly austere, without the major forward bases or large unit presence common to previous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Into this environment, the Marine Corps has quietly deployed several 3D printers, hoping to highlight the value of the emerging technology to speed up supply chains and return broken gear to the fight faster.
https://www.defensetech.org/2017/07/05/marines-send-3d-printers-combat-zone-fix-gear-faster/
