A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the U.S. Navy in Guam

November 23, 2025

Featured from left are Alex Benham, GAMMA General Manager, ASTRO America; The Honorable V. Anthony “Tony” S. Ada, Vice Speaker, 38th Guam Legislature; The Honorable Joshua F. Tenorio, Lt. Governor of Guam; The Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, Governor of Guam; Neal Orringer, President and Co-Founder, ASTRO America; The Honorable James C. Moylan, Congressman, Guam; Jason Gorey, Executive Director and Co-Founder, ASTRO America; and Christina Garcia, Chief Executive Officer/Administrator, Guam Economic Development Authority. (Image: Office of the Governor of Guam)

The Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) and the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program held a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the launch of the Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA) – Guam’s first advanced manufacturing hub. This milestone celebrates the establishment of a new facility that will use additive manufacturing to produce mission-critical parts for the U.S. Navy at the point of need.

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, we examine the technical and strategic foundations behind Guam’s new advanced manufacturing hub. Neal Orringer of ASTRO America and Alex Benham of GAMMA are the guests to discuss the facility’s additive manufacturing capabilities, supply-chain objectives, and workforce development plans. The conversation outlines how the hub will support distributed sustainment, accelerate part production near the point of need, and bolster naval readiness across the Indo-Pacific.

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