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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 670 

Encouraging the Secretary of the Air Force to designate the Maine Air 

National Guard 101st Air Refueling Wing as a center of excellence 

for additive manufacturing technology. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 14, 2022 

Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Encouraging the Secretary of the Air Force to designate 

the Maine Air National Guard 101st Air Refueling Wing 

as a center of excellence for additive manufacturing technology. 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing is home to four technicians certified to print airworthy parts, two-thirds of 

the entire uniformed force of certified technicians; 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing is the only Air National Guard unit capable of printing airworthy parts, 

while also fielding the technicians certified to print airworthy parts; 

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ing aircrew maintenance efficiency and increasing aircraft 

readiness; 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing has modeled and provided three training aids allowing complete comprehensive 

drill status guardsmen training, resulting in increased 

technician competency, and superior aircraft maintenance 

repairs; 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing has the ability to 

model and prove a well-fitting part before machining, allowing for easier identification of errors, and preventing 

the duplication of non-usable parts, increasing aircraft 

readiness and reducing material waste and cost; 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing is the only Air National Guard unit to have an authorized polymer printer 

in their possession; 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing partners with the 

University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites 

Department; 

Whereas this allows both organizations to share the best 

practices and emerging technologies, while also allowing 

the 101st to perform strength testing of part candidates 

and receive feedback for redesign options; 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing has created five jigs 

or fixtures which significantly aid aircrews in making repairs, while also decreasing aircraft downtime and repair 

inaccuracy; 

Whereas the 101st Air Refueling Wing has modeled five aircraft parts as proofs of design before machining replacement parts, successfully identifying model errors and reducing material waste and cost; and 


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Whereas the Army Reserve 75th Innovation Command requested that the 101st Air Refueling Wing model and 

produce five parts as a pilot program connecting units 

with additive manufacturing stations capable of supporting modeling and printing requests: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate encourages the Secretary 

2 of the Air Force to designate the Maine Air National 

3 Guard 101st Air Refueling Wing at Bangor Air National 

4 Guard Base as a center of excellence for additive manufac5 turing technology. 

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