Defense Ammunition Center

Description: This course satisfies mandatory training requirements for the certification of personnel responsible for conducting munitions disposal (demilitarization) activities as prescribed by AMC-R 350-4 and DA Fellows enrolled in the Logistics Functional Community as prescribed by AR 690-950. This course provides a comprehensive review of regulations governing the demilitarization of munitions, emerging technologies for resource recovery and recycling, and environmental requirements and decontamination methods (e.g. Military Munitions Rule - MMR), as well as technical training in the application of ammunition demilitarization methods, procedures, and techniques for open burning and open detonation operations. Students will receive hands-on training in conducting munitions disposal activities using both electric and nonelectric detonation methods during live explosives exercises on a demolition range.

Audience: Demil Operators, Demil Planners, Supervisors, and Inspectors, and Ammunition Surveillance Inspectors as prescribed by AMC-R 350-4 and Logistics Functional Community Fellows as prescribed by AR 690-950. Re-certification requirements are determined by the local command.

Length: 2 Weeks, 3 Days.

Special Information: Students are required to bring safety shoes, safety glasses, boots, and range work clothing as rainy and muddy working conditions may be encountered for 2 weeks of the course. Do not bring/wear any red clothing or hats. The color red is reserved for the Range Safety Officer only.

Prerequisites: Completion of Course No. 9E-F67/920-F35 (DL), INTRODUCTION TO AMMUNITION (CERT), offered by the Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) via distance learning (DL) is highly recommended for personnel not enrolled in the Logistics Functional Community.

Course Topics:

• Ammunition Demilitarization Operational Safety
• Demolition Materials
• Ammunition Demilitarization Environmental Requirement
• Demolition Technologies
• SOPs for Range Operations
• Non-Electric Demolition
• Electric Demolition
• Demolition Range Sweep and AAR

The IACET Standard: DAC has been approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). In obtaining this accreditation, the Defense Ammunition Center has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard which is recognized internationally as a standard of good practice. The DAC awards 9.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) on the course certificate for successful completion of this course.