ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Bobby Jackson, a welder in the Small Arms Repair Facility, began his depot career in 1976 as a welder in the Combat Vehicle Repair Facility when he was 20 years old.

As explained in the patent, “embodiments of the present inventions relate to a multi-kW-class blue fiber-coupled laser systems used for materials processing and laser welding applications, and ...