STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MILITARY PACKAGING

1 NOT MEASUREMENT SENSITIVE MIL-STD-2073-1E w/CHANGE 2 9 July 2018 SUPERSEDING MIL-STD-2073-1E w/CHANGE 1 7 January 2011 department OF defense STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MILITARY PACKAGING AMSC 9965 AREA PACKS ource: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 ii FOREWORD 1. Details and decision logic for the use of this STANDARD are described in , , and figure 1. 2. This STANDARD is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the department of defense . 3. For technical guidance on the contents of this document or to submit technical changes or recommended changes to the Appendix J codes, email Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, (Code ), Bldg. 333, Route 547, Joint Base MDL, NJ 08733. 4. Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, (Code ), Route 547, Mail Stop 120-3, Joint Base MDL, NJ 08733-5100, or emailed to Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 iii CONTENTS Paragraph Page 1.

2 SCOPE ..1 Purpose ..1 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ..3 General ..3 Government documents ..3 Specifications, standards , and handbooks ..3 Other Government documents, drawings and publications ..4 Non-Government publications ..5 Order of precedence ..5 3. DEFINITIONS ..6 General ..6 Categorization ..6 Common group items ..6 Container Design Retrieval System (CDRS) ..6 Critical items ..6 defense Transportation System ..7 Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive (ESDS) items ..7 Fragility factor ..7 Hazardous material ..7 MILITARY PACKAGING .. 7 PACKAGING design validation ..8 Repairable item ..8 Reusable container ..8 Sealed ..9 Selective group items ..9 Special group items ..10 4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ..10 General ..10 Options ..10 Development of MILITARY PACKAGING details and data requirements .. 10 Hazardous material.

3 10 Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 iv CONTENTS (Continued) Paragraph Page PACKAGING of classified items ..10 Quantity per unit pack (QUP) ..10 Containers ..11 Kits ..11 Repairable return items and residual parts ..11 Loose fill Shock and vibration absorption ..11 Determination of item fragility ..11 PACKAGING materials ..11 5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS ..12 General MILITARY package design considerations ..12 MILITARY preservation ..12 Cleaning and drying ..12 Preservatives ..12 Preservative applicability ..12 Application of contact preservatives ..12 Application and use criteria of volatile corrosion inhibitors (VCI) ..12 Methods of MILITARY preservation - general requirements ..13 Surfaces coated with preservatives.

4 15 Metal surfaces not coated with preservatives ..15 Method 10 - Physical protection ..15 Method 20 Preservative Method 30 - Waterproof or waterproof-greaseproof protection with preservative, as required ..15 Method 31 - Waterproof bag, heat sealed ..16 Method 32 - Container, waterproof bag, heat sealed ..16 Method 33 - Greaseproof-waterproof bag, heat sealed .. 16 Method 40 - Watervaporproof protection with preservative as required ..16 Method 41 - Watervaporproof bag, heat sealed ..17 Method 42 - Container, watervaporproof bag, heat sealed, container ..17 Method 43 - Floating watervaporproof bag, heat sealed ..17 Method 44 - Rigid container (other than metal), sealed ..18 Method 45 - Rigid metal container, sealed ..18 Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 v CONTENTS (Continued) Paragraph Page Method 50 - Watervaporproof protection with desiccant.

5 18 Method 51 - Watervaporproof bag with desiccant, heat sealed ..20 Method 52 - Container, watervaporproof bag with desiccant, heat sealed, container .. 20 Method 53 - Floating watervaporproof bag with desiccant, heat sealed .. 21 Method 54 - Rigid container (other than metal) with desiccant, sealed ..21 Method 55 - Rigid metal container with desiccant, sealed ..21 MILITARY preservation requirements for items with specific characteristics ..21 Electrostatic discharge sensitive (ESDS) items ..21 ESD Control Items capable of disassembly ..21 Flexible-coilable items ..22 Caging or damping ..22 Items with mounts ..22 Rubber and synthetic rubber items ..22 Hazardous items ..22 Moveable parts ..22 Items compatible with VCI ..22 Vacuum sensitive items ..23 Level A and B packing requirements ..23 Container Selection.

6 23 Intermediate containers ..23 Intermediate Container Quantity (ICQ) ..23 Exterior containers ..23 Restricted movement ..23 Minimal packing requirements ..24 Marking ..24 MILITARY PACKAGING design validation provisions ..24 Quality assurance provisions ..24 6. NOTES ..25 Intended use ..25 Acquisition requirements ..25 Associated Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) ..25 Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 vi Testing facilities ..26 Subject term (key word) listing ..26 Copies of regulations ..26 Change notations ..26 Changes in methods of preservation designations ..26 Conversion of heat sealable bag designators ..27 Supersession ..27 FIGURES Figure Page 1 MILITARY PACKAGING requirements development decision chart ..2 TABLES Table Page I Approximate fragility factors.

7 29 II Method of preservation vs. appropriate MIL-DTL-117 bag designations and materials ..30 III Heat-sealable bag designator conversion chart ..31 Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 vii CONTENTS (Continued) APPENDICES APPENDIX A DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS Paragraph Page SCOPE ..32 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ..32 General ..32 Government documents ..32 Specifications and standards ..32 Other Government documents, drawings and publications ..35 Non-Government publications ..36 USE OF EXISTING PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS ..37 Application ..37 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ..37 General ..37 Hazardous material package testing ..37 Hazardous material shipment documentation ..37 MILITARY PACKAGING CODE DEVELOPMENT ..37 Item classification.

8 37 Item characteristics ..38 Categorization ..38 Category Category code development ..39 First category physical and chemical characteristics ..39 Item composition/properties criteria ..39 Critical item criteria ..40 Contact preservative criteria ..40 Second category weight/size/fragility ..40 Third category preservatives ..40 MILITARY PACKAGING code development ..40 MILITARY PACKAGING codes for common items ..40 MILITARY PACKAGING codes for selective items ..41 Recording of developed PACKAGING data ..41 Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 viii CONTENTS (Continued) APPENDICES (Continued) APPENDIX A (Continued) Paragraph Page CONTAINER SELECTION ..41 FORMULAS ..41 PACKAGING DESIGN VALIDATION ..41 Common items.

9 41 Selective and special items ..41 FIGURES Figure Page A-1 Format for interpretation of PACKAGING code sequence ..42 A-2 MILITARY PACKAGING data development flow chart ..43 TABLES Table Page A-I Physical and chemical characteristics category code determination ..44 A-II Weight/size/and non-operational fragility category code determination ..50 A-III Contact preservative category code determination ..51 A-IV Predetermined MILITARY PACKAGING data for common items ..56 A-V Calculation of material sizes and A-VI Procedural PACKAGING specifications ..62 Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 ix CONTENTS (Continued) APPENDICES (Continued) APPENDIX B FACTORS AND FORMULAS ESTABLISHING MILITARY PACKAGING QUP AND ICQ Paragraph Page SCOPE ..64 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS.

10 64 DETERMINATION OF QUP ..64 Repairable items (depot or field level) or items designated Hi-value or Hi-priority ..64 Consumable items ..64 Irregular configuration, delicate or fragile items ..64 Pairs and sets items ..64 Items unit packed in accordance with Method 50 ..64 Kit ..65 Lumber, raw stock, paints, oils and dope ..65 Factors and formulas establishing QUP ..65 Consumable items having both maintenance and overhaul applications ..65 Consumable items having overhaul applications only ..65 QUANTITY PER UNIT PACK DETERMINATION FORMULAS ..67 Formula A ..67 Formula B ..68 DETERMINATION OF ICQ ..69 Quantities per intermediate container ..69 Intermediate container limitations ..69 TABLES Table Page B-I Guidance for establishing number of unit packs per intermediate container ..70 Source: -- Downloaded: 2018-07-27T10:38 ZCheck the source to verify that this is the current version before w/CHANGE 2 x CONTENTS (Continued) APPENDICES (Continued) APPENDIX C CONTAINERS Paragraph Page SCOPE.