Partnership Announcement Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces the Defense Department will partner with Advanced Functional Fabrics of America to establish a new manufacturing innovation institute while speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., April 1, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.95 MB) Photo By: SFC Clydell Kinchen VIRIN: 160402-D-XT155-002.JPG Photo Gallery