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Sept. 27, 2023

Employees explore possibilities of emerging digital environment

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Several DLA employees explored advanced manufacturing and sustainment models that could transform the DOD supply chain while visiting industry and academia in Wichita, Kansas.

Man wearing fire suit pouring molten aluminum

July 29, 2023

76th CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — The 76th Commodity Maintenance Group’s new foundry can sand cast aluminum parts up to 120 pounds, providing another avenue for sourcing aircraft parts not easily obtained through traditional contracting methods.

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April 12, 2023

Additive manufacturing becoming key logistics enabler

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Additive manufacturing will be key to troops’ ability to fight and win wars in the near future, DLA's current operations director told military representatives during a recent Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptability III Qualification Workshop.

A group of people sit around a table during a meeting.

March 22, 2023

DLA hosts first Additive Manufacturing Integrated Product Team meeting

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency held the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Product Team kickoff March 16 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Two men and a woman stand in front of a computer screen in a laboratory.

Feb. 15, 2023

DLA leaders outline agency’s role in DOD additive manufacturing capabilities

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA is working to develop common technology, standards and processes for additive manufacturing that will enable the military services to share data and increase readiness while saving money.

Aviation Commander speaks at MILAM 2023

Feb. 7, 2023

Aviation Commander talks additive manufacturing at annual summit

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Sean Tyler participated in a panel discussion about additive manufacturing and how it can be used to support the Department of Defense during the two-day 2023 Military Additive Manufacturing Summit.

MALS-39 maintainers attend training on the T1X syste

Dec. 21, 2022

Marines Move Out with First Tier 1 Expeditionary AM Machine

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Naval Aviation News website — Maintainers at Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 39 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, can now deploy an additive manufactured (AM) capability in contested logistics environments thanks to a newly installed Tier 1 Expeditionary (T1X) desktop polymers AM system. Additive manufacturing is the industrial production name for 3D printing.

Senior military leaders cut the ribbon at the Navy’s new Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (CoE), located within the State of Virginia’s Center for Manufacturing Advancement on the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research’s campus in Danville, Virginia., Oct. 5.

Oct. 6, 2022

Navy Cuts the Ribbon on its New Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence; Announces New Regional Training Center in Danville, Va.

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Navy website — The U.S. Navy celebrated the formal opening of its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) within the State of Virginia’s Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) campus in Danville, Virginia.

(From left to right) Chris Schuppe, general manager of engineering and technology at GE Additive, John Sneden, director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, Maj. Gen. Jeff King, commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, and Geoffrey Camp, director of Oklahoma’s Aerospace and Defense initiative, cut the ribbon at opening of the second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab.

Aug. 25, 2022

OC-ALC Unveils DOD-first in Additive Manufacturing

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tinker Air Force Base website — The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab that hosts 3D metal printers.

Advanced manufacturing collaboration meeting.

Jan. 20, 2022

Advanced manufacturing collaboration takes center stage on DSCR

RICHMOND, Va. — Leaders from various military aviation components, as well as representatives from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, DLA Troop Support and DLA Headquarters, met Jan. 13 to exchange ideas, initiatives and developments in manufacturing focused on additive manufacturing for hard-to-source and obsolete parts.