- UXO on the battlefield affects the mobility and mission aspects of all units. Battlefields are littered with UXO hazards from two sources: ordnance that has either failed to function or ordnance designed to be used for area denial, such as conventional land mines and the family of scatterable mines (FASCAM). With the sophistication of modem weapons...
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A person's ability to recognize a UXO is the first and most important step in reducing the risk posed by a UXO hazard. This section presents information on the most common types of UXO …
The scope of the UXO problem and the associated hazards to DoD personnel and the public have created the need for advanced UXO identification, characterization, and remediation …
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This unclassified multiservice tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication describes the unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO) threat and provides guidelines to minimize the …
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AVOID THE UXO HAZARD WHENEVER POSSIBLE PROTECTIVE MEASURES CAN SAVE LIVES AND EQUIPMENT. CLEARLY MARK THE UXO AREA. SEND A UXO SPOT REPORT …
CHART UXO CHECKLIST ITEMS 1. Call your unit control center or survival recovery center to report • Name/Rank • Unit • Phone/Radio Net • Date/Time 2. Report the location and cordon …
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) - Operational Medicine
Evacuate all non-essential personnel far enough away from the UXO to reasonably protect them. This chart gives some guidance in determining safe evacuation distances. If a protective barrier is erected, shorter distances can …
The following types of UXO are those most likely to be encountered on an active DoD site: small arms munitions, hand grenades, rockets, guided missiles, projectiles, mortars, projected …