Military Ordinance Identification Flashcards
The posse comitatus act of 1878 states what?
Military personnel cannot help enforce laws, conduce or assist in criminal investigations or assist in the apprehension of accused persons
DOD EOD personnel can testify on what three things in court?
Components encountered, probability of IED functioning, and other matters observed
Can DOD EOD personnel be involved in the chain of custody
no
Can Military ordinance be rendered safe by civilian EOD teams
No! Military ordinance must be evaluated, rendered safe and disposed of ONLY by DOD EOD
Why must military ordinance be handled by DOD EOD
ordinance may have unstable fuzing or hazardous fillers, ie chemical or toxic hazards.
What are the four categories of military ordinance?
dropped, projected, thrown, and placed
What are some indicators of dropped munitions
fin stabilization, suspension lugs, streamers, parachutes
What are some indicators of projected munitions
Projectiles are typically tear drop shaped, rotating bands designed to engage rifling, and venuries/rocket motors/jets
What are some indicators of thrown munitions
It looks like a grenade, small, egg, ball or stick configuration, typically striker release but can be re-configured for booby-trap applications
What are some indicators of placed munitions
Hand to dish sized, typically pressured activated
What do the color codes indicate on military ordinance
Yellow- high explosive
Brown- low explosive
Blue-Practice not necessarily inert
Light Green-White Phosphorous
Why do you not rely on color coding for identification purposes
Ordinance may have been internally modified to function differently that originally designed, color marking change when left in sunlight or may have been changed.
What 2 measurements are used to help identify ordinance
Length and diameter
What are EOD service responsibilities when responding to request for assistance from civil authorities
- The closest capable EOD unit regardless of military service will provide support
- Military EOD teams own ordinance from deployment to disposal
What is picric acid?
It is similar to nitro-glycerin. It creates crystals which are very sensitive and unstable. Was used a lot by the japanese in WWII in military ordinance
