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Marc Blair, combat engineer officer with the unit, said in a statement. &#8220;Imagine what the battlefield could be like in 15 years.&#8221;<br\/><br\/> <div dir=\"ltr\">  MWSS-372 became one of the first units in the Marine Corps to experiment with 3D printing &#8212; also known as &#8220;additive manufacturing&#8221; &#8212; after Commandant Gen. 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