US Army Korea expands additive/subtractive manufacturing for Indo-Pacific spares

US Army Materiel Support Command–Korea is scaling additive (metal 3D printing) and subtractive manufacturing to rapidly fabricate hard-to-source spare parts (e.g., weapon-station bolts) and support forces across INDOPACOM. This is a logistics/sustainment innovation aimed at reducing backorders, cost, and downtime by creating a regional manufacturing hub that keeps equipment operational forward of the International Date Line.