Under threat of air strikes, US looks to bolster base infrastructure with 3D printing
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US Air Force officials say housing at Middle East bases was not designed for the current threat of air strikes, prompting efforts to strengthen base infrastructure. The initiative includes consideration of 3D printing as a way to build or improve facilities under these conditions.
U.S. Air Force officials conceded that troop housing at Middle East bases was "never designed for the threat environment now arriving overhead."
Security Politics Real Estate US Air Force Middle East bases air strikes base infrastructure troop housing 3D printing