Responsibilities and Procedures for Explosive Ordnance ...

1 Army Regulation 75 15. explosives Responsibilities and Procedures for Explosive Ordnance disposal Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC. 1 November 1978. UNCLASSIFIED. SUMMARY of CHANGE. AR 75 15. Responsibilities and Procedures for Explosive Ordnance disposal Headquarters *Army Regulation 75 15. Department of the Army Washington, DC. 1 November 1978 Effective 1 January 1979. explosives Responsibilities and Procedures for Explosive Ordnance disposal Army electronic publishing database. No one copy of each supplement to HQDA. content has been changed. (DALO-SMD-EOD), WASH DC 20310.

2 Summary. This is a complete revision of other commands will furnish one copy of AR 75-15. Changes are primarily con- each to the next higher headquarters. cerned with clarification of Department of the Army and major Army command re- Suggested Improvements. Users are sponsibilities. invited to send comments and suggested Applicability. Not applicable. improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom- Proponent and exception authority. mended Changes to Publications and The proponent agency of this regulation is Blank Forms) direct to HQDA (DALO- the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff SMD-EOD) WASH DC 20310.

3 For Logistics. Army management control process. Distribution. To be distributed in ac- Not applicable. cordance with DA Form 12-9A require- Supplementation. This regulation may ments for AR, explosives . be supplemented at major command and Active Army: A. History. This publication has been ARNG: None reorganized to make it compatible with the field army levels. Army Staff agencies and major Army commands will furnish USAR: D. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number). Chapter 1. GENERAL, page 1. General. 1 1, page 1. Purpose and applicability. 1 2, page 1. Explanation of terms.

4 1 3, page 1. Mission. 1 4, page 2. EOD staff officers. 1 5, page 2. EOD qualification and training. 1 6, page 3. Security classification of EOD tools, equipment, and Procedures . 1 7, page 3. EOD Coordinating Group. 1 8, page 3. Demolition duty orders for EOD personnel. 1 9, page 3. Chapter 2. Responsibilities , page 3. Department of the Army. 2 1, page 3. Major Army commands. 2 2, page 4. US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM). 2 3, page 5. US Army Forces Command. 2 4, page 6. US Army Training and Doctrine Command. 2 5, page 6. Oversea commands. 2 6, page 7.

5 Local commanders. 2 7, page 7. EOD unit commanders and officers in charge of EOD TDA elements. 2 8, page 8. *This regulation supersedes AR 75-15, 16 August 1976. AR 75 15 1 November 1978 i UNCLASSIFIED. Contents Continued Chapter 3. STANDARDIZATION OF RECOVERY AND DISPOSITION Procedures , page 8. General. 3 1, page 8. disposal of nonmilitary commercial-type explosives , chemicals or dangerous articles. 3 2, page 8. disposal of military explosives and other dangerous articles involved in accidents or incidents when shipped by commercial carriers. 3 3, page 9. Transportation and disposal of military chemical agents (see para 1-3).

6 3 4, page 9. Additional disposition Procedures . 3 5, page 10. Chapter 4. NUCLEAR WEAPONS, page 10. Section 1. GENERAL, page 10. EOD priorities of action in support of Nuclear Accident and Incident Control (AR 50-5) (NAIC) operations. 4 1, page 11. Additional Responsibilities of major Army commands. 4 2, page 11. EOD unit commanders and EOD officers in charge of NAIC EOD response teams. 4 3, page 11. Section II. NUCLEAR WEAPONS DOCUMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS, page 11. General. 4 4, page 11. Area security. 4 5, page 11. Security requirements for EOD/NW procedure publications. 4 6, page 12.

7 EOD nuclear weapon publications accounts for non-EOD units and elements. 4 7, page 12. Review of EOD nuclear weapons publications accounts. 4 8, page 12. Chapter 5. IMPROVISED Explosive DEVICES (IED), page 12. Section I. GENERAL, page 13. General. 5 1, page 13. Policy. 5 2, page 13. Section II. FBI BOMB DATA CENTER, page 13. General. 5 3, page 13. Policy. 5 4, page 13. Procedures . 5 5, page 13. Section III. CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE, page 14. General. 5 6, page 14. Policy. 5 7, page 14. Procedures . 5 8, page 14. Section IV. Responsibilities , page 14. Major Army commands. 5 9, page 14.

8 US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command. 5 10, page 14. Section V. Procedures , page 15. Storage of hazardous items, materiels and IED components. 5 11, page 15. Court testimony. 5 12, page 15. ii AR 75 15 1 November 1978. Contents Continued Determination of render safe procedure (RSP). 5 13, page 15. DOD Industrial Facilities Protection Program. 5 14, page 15. Improvised Explosive device searches. 5 15, page 15. Chapter 6. disposal OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Explosive RESIDUE, page 15. General. 6 1, page 15. Procedures . 6 2, page 16. Chapter 7. Explosive Ordnance disposal SUPPORT TO THE US SECRET SERVICE, page 16.

9 Section I. GENERAL, page 16. General. 7 1, page 16. Policy. 7 2, page 16. Section II. Responsibilities , page 16. Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. 7 3, page 16. Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. 7 4, page 17. Major Army commands. 7 5, page 17. EOD detachments and personnel. 7 6, page 17. Section III. Procedures , page 17. US Secret Service. 7 7, page 17. Notification Procedures . 7 8, page 17. Reporting Procedures . 7 9, page 18. Section IV. MISSION SUPPORT INFORMATION, page 18. EOD support to VIP protection. 7 10, page 18. Clothing requirements. 7 11, page 18. Equipment requirement.

10 7 12, page 18. Transportation requests. 7 13, page 18. Use of special determination. 7 14, page 19. Identification. 7 15, page 19. Appendix A. Explosive Ordnance disposal Activity And Status Report RCS (CSGLD-1712), page 20. Figure List Figure A 1: EOD Activity and Status Report, page 22. AR 75 15 1 November 1978 iii RESERVED. iv AR 75 15 1 November 1978. Chapter 1. GENERAL. 1 1. General. AR 75-14/OPNAVINST 136-8/MCO delineates areas of Responsibilities of Explosive Ordnance disposal (EOD) for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. 1 2. Purpose and applicability. This regulation prescribes Department of the Army EOD policies, Responsibilities , and Procedures .