Author: Defense Documentation Center (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Technical Abstract Bulletin
Author: Defense Documentation Center (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Practical Military Ordnance Identification, Second Edition
Author: Thomas GersbeckPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351250000
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The threat variables associated with military ordnance are enormous, requiring the application of a structured process to identify unknown munitions. The focus of Practical Military Ordnance Identification, Second Edition is the application of a practical deductive process to identify unknown ordnance items that are commonly recovered outside military control. The author supplies a seven-step procedure to identify unknown munitions by their category, group, and type. Detailed logic trees help users narrow down the possibilities in order to accurately identify ordnance. The book covers the safety precautions associated with each category and group of ordnance. It describes many ordnance construction characteristics and explains the fundamentals of military ordnance fuzing. Appendices define terms and supply abbreviations and acronyms used to describe military ordnances. Coverage new to this edition include: a list of conventional markings; additional safety precautions to take; an expanded list of high explosives; additional technical details on explosives effects; hazards associated with pyrotechnics, pyrophorics, smoke compounds, and incendiaries; a section on pre-1870 projectiles, hand grenades, landmines, underwater ordnances, and rockets; and details on Man-Portable-Air-Defense-Systems (MANPADS) missile systems.
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309162475
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Over 3 million U.S. military personnel were sent to Southeast Asia to fight in the Vietnam War. Since the end of the Vietnam War, veterans have reported numerous health effects. Herbicides used in Vietnam, in particular Agent Orange have been associated with a variety of cancers and other long term health problems from Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes to heart disease. Prior to 1997 laws safeguarded all service men and women deployed to Vietnam including members of the Blue Navy. Since then, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has established that Vietnam veterans are automatically eligible for disability benefits should they develop any disease associated with Agent Orange exposure, however, veterans who served on deep sea vessels in Vietnam are not included. These "Blue Water Navy" veterans must prove they were exposed to Agent Orange before they can claim benefits. At the request of the VA, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined whether Blue Water Navy veterans had similar exposures to Agent Orange as other Vietnam veterans. Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure comprehensively examines whether Vietnam veterans in the Blue Water Navy experienced exposures to herbicides and their contaminants by reviewing historical reports, relevant legislation, key personnel insights, and chemical analysis to resolve current debate on this issue.
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1910-1932: War Department (1 v. ); War Department, War Trade Board (4 v. )
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Antiquarian Bookman
Author: Government Reports Announcements & Index
Author: Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)
Author: Federal Register
Author: The history and development of military pryrotechnics. -v. 2. The manufacture of military pyrotechnics. -v. 3. A study of the chemicals used in the manufacture of military pyrotechnics
Author: Henry Burnell FaberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fireworks
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Author: