Printing the future: MWSS-372 successfully tests 3-D printing in a field environment
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 use additive manufacturing equipment to make 3-D printed Humvee door handle, left, to replicate an original handle during a 3-D printer integration exercise at site 50 training area, Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 18, 2016. This exercise was part of Weapons Tactics Instructors course 1-17, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.