CDC 1
What can be used to remove chemical agents in dust form?
Five percent chlorine solution.
What are the radiation limits for occupationally exposed workers and pregnant females?
For occupationally exposed workers- 5,000 mrems (5 rems); Pregnant females- 500 mrems.
Besides the missle itself, what other items should be considered under missle safety for their mishap potential?
Ground support and operational equipment, personnel, and the operational environment.
What sections can make up the safety branch at a flying unit?
Ground, flight, missle, explosives, and nuclear safety sections.
Which organization is a level just below the wing with approximately 500 to 2000 people?
Group
Name the MDD system used at most bases to document daily maintenance actions.
IMDS.
List the primary methods to achieve the ALARA concept.
1. Minimize the time individuals spend near weapon systems. 2. Increase personnel distance from weapon systems. 3. Use shielding 4. Take a combination of these actions.
What are three events or conditions involving Nuclear Weapons that are classified as a Dull Sword?
1. Minor weapon damage 2. Violations involving nuclear safety rules or nuclear system technical order procedures. 3. Abnormal status on a nuclear weapon or system according to applicable technical publication guidance.
What are the four types of maintenance performed on munitions equipment?
1. Preventive, 2. Periodic, 3. Unscheduled maintenance, and 4. In-progress/end item inspections.
Name the four areas where you might work.
1. Restricted areas 2. Close-in security areas 3. National defense areas
What are three events or conditions involving Nuclear Certified Support Equipment that are classified as a Dull Sword?
1. Stability, steering or brake system problems that affect the safe steering, stopping, towing or holding in park of a tow or transport vehicle (cargo, loading, or lifting). 2. Defects or failures in vehicle structural members (including the pintle hooks and mounting structure, fifth wheels) that support the load or transmit the towing or braking force. 3. Inadequate restraint of loads attributed to trailer tiedown points or tiedown patterns.
What are two advantages of establishing a bench stock?
1. The required items are on hand instead of in base supply. 2. Maintenance personnel have specific control of their material.
What are the two conditions required for an OPSEC vulnerability?
1. There is a weakness that could reveal critical information. 2. There is an adversary with both the intent and the capability to exploit that weakness.
What are the three personnel restrictions to watch for while performing two-person duties?
1. Two interim-certified individuals may not form a two-person concept team. 2. A person who does not qualify as a member of a two-person concept team may enter a no-lone zone to perform a task only if escorted by a two-person concept team. 3. Entry controllers may not form a two-person concept team with people inside the no-lone zone.
What are four ways to reduce the time spent near weapons?
1. plan the work to be performed before the start of the operation. 2. Gather necessary tools, tech data, and materials needed for work. 3. Avoid any unnecessary work near the weapons. 4. Consolidate work requirements to minimize the total time required in the nuclear weapons maintenance areas.
Short-life containers should withstand at least how many trips?
10
Long-life containers should withstand at least how many trips?
100
What is the minimum length of time a trainee must spend in on-the-job training before being upgraded to the 5-skill level?
12 months
What is the minimum withdrawl distance of HC/D 1.2 items involved in a fire?
2,500 feet
Name the three general functional areas of the 2w career.
2W0 (Munitions Sys) 2W1 (Armament) 2W2 (Nuclear Weapons)
Identify the subdivisions of the 2W career field (excluding 2W0X1) and their specific responsibilities.
2W1X1; Aircraft Armament: load and unload nuclear and non nuclear munitions, explosives, and propellant serviced on aircraft. 2W2X1; Nuclear weapons: manages maintenance, inspection, storage, handling, modification, accountability and repair of nuclear weapons.
Name the two control points AFMC establishes as operational entities.
Air Force global ammunition control point (Ogden) and the Air Force tactical missile control point (Warner Robins).
Which control point manages the air superiority missile inventory?
Air Force tactical missile control point
Give an example of when a NDA may be used.
Aircraft crashes or other unplanned emergency exits
Who has the responsibility to keep government property operational and in the best possible condition?
All AF members.
What munitions items are assigned CIIC, and what is the intended purpose of the codes?
All munitions items are assigned a CIIC; to identify the degree of security that must be applied to an item while the item is in storage or in transit.
Where is the U&TW usually held?
Ammo schoolhouse, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
What is a no-lone zone?
An area where no lone individual is authorized and where the two-person concept must be enforced because it contains nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons systems, or critical components.
Within which Annex listed in the OPLAN would you find nonnuclear munitions requirements?
Annex D
What should you annotate in the "Remarks" block of AFTO Form 95?
Any condition that could have a bearing on future maintenance of the equipment.
What are some of the resources to consider during a site survey?
Any of the following: facilities, vehicles, AGE, MMHE, test equipment, and communications.
What is the OPLAN?
Any plan, except for this single integrated operational plan, for the conduct of military operations.
What is the five extinguisher requirements for an explosive laden vehicle?
At least two portable 2A: 10 BC rated extinguishers.
If overhead protection is not available, what can you use to protect critical assets?
Barrier materials.
Why are FFOs so hazardous?
Because of their directional response and potentially long-range effect if activated inadvertently on the ground.
What are the principle hazards of hazard class/division 1.1?
Blast and mass detonation.
Which type of unassembled components can be tracked using TMRS?
Both serviceable and unserviceable.
How does analysis of the collected data assist managers?
By identifying problem areas. Management actions can then be exercised to meet and support opperation and maintenance requirements.
What are the four categories of the CIICs?
Classified, sensitive, pilferable, and unclassified.
Who must ensure requirements for permanently covered bomb build areas, vehicle/AGE storage shelters, and covered munitions trailer holding areas are developed and constructed?
Commanders and munitions flight officers/chiefs.
What type of items fall into very-high-risk category I?
Complete man-portal nonnuclear missles and rockets when in a ready to fire configuration.
MRA and MAQ are terms associated with bench stock items when stock levels are not determined by what method?
Consumption of items.
What are the two PRP positions?
Critical and controlled
What three locations on the AFTO Form 244 are name entries required?
DISCOVERED BY, CORRECTED BY, and INSPECTED BY blocks.
Whose Primary responsibility is it to maintain qualification in a given speciality?
Each individuals'
Who must enforce supply discipline in a typical munitions activity?
Element NCOIC.
How many spare containers should a unit retain?
Enough to break down all built-up complete rounds.
Who is responsible for understanding and observing the safety standards that have been established to prevent injury to themselves and others, or damage to equipment and property?
Everyone.
Where does the authority originate for the Air Force to develop its mishap prevention program?
Federal law and DOD directives and instructions.
What is the purpose of TMRS?
To track and report important information about tactical missles and missle components. Also, to give the missle maintenance or storage manager visibility of missle and component identification, inspection, TCTOs, time change, serviceability, and location data.
What replaces the paper-based CFETP and is now the standard tool to track and manage job position duty-based training?
Training business area (TBA)
What conference is used to revise or change the CFETP?
U&TW
What duties and responsibilities for specific skill levels of a specialty are NOT described in the AFECD?
Unique base or command requirements.
Who must comply with the ALARA concept?
Units with a nuclear contingency or limited nuclear mission.
What is the primary cause of common materials handling injuries such as strains, sprains, fractures, and bruises?
Unsafe work practices.
Which type of maintenance is performed when it is not predicted, planned, or programmed?
Unscheduled
What does the missle update menu allow you to do?
Update complete missle record, missle component data, missle PE data, missle IPI data, missle TCTO data, missle, location data, missle flight hour data, and missle component failure information.
When does a reusable container lose its identity?
When it contains munitions or missle items.
When, if ever, may a 3- skill level apprentice perform a task unsupervised?
When the apprentice is trained and qualified to perform the task unsupervised, except where prohibited by safety or security requirements.
When are you authorized to diviate from the two-person concept?
When the nuclear weapon system safety rules specifically authorize a deviation or during during an emergency that presents an immidiate threat to the safety of personnel or the security of a nuclear weapon or critical component.
When is an ALERTORD issued?
When the situation requires continued execution planning after the warning or planning order is issued.
How can you activate the online user's manual in the TMRS program?
While in the system, press the F5 key.
Explain the structure of a typical wing in descending order.
Wing, group, squadron, flight, section and element.
Which TO WP contains packaging requirements?
Work package 6
What items fall into the pilferage category, and what type of protection and control is required?
Includes items such as aircraft engines, hand tools and shop equipment, firearms, ammunition and explosives, individual clothing and equipment, office machines, photographer equipment and supplies, communication/electronic equipment and parts, and vehicular equipment and parts. These items require special control to prevent pilferage but which do not meet the definition of any other pilferage code.
What type of items fall into the sensitive category, and what type of protection and control is required?
Includes such items as narcotics and drug abuse items; precious metals; items which are of high value, highly technical, or of a hazardous nature; and small arms, ammunition, explosives and demolition material. This type of material requires a high degree of protection and control due to to statutory requirements or regulations.
What are the requirements for individuals who make up a two-person concept team?
Individuals are certified under PRP, know the nuclear surety requirements of the task they perform, can promptly detect an incorrect act or unauthorized procedure, have successfully completed nuclear surety training, and are designed to perform the required task.
What are the criteria for the selection and retention of individuals who work around nuclear weapons?
Individuals who are emotionally stable and have demonstrated good judgment and professional competence.
What information is recorded on AFTO Form 244?
Maintenance, inspection, and historical data for SE and training equipment. It documents delayed discrepancies and corrective actions, service, periodic and special inspections, and inspection status.
If a maintenance squadron exceed 700 authorized positions, who may authorize it to be split up into an equipment maintenance squadron and a component maintenance squadron?
Major command
What type of items fall into low-risk category IV?
Manually operated, shoulder-fired weapons other than grenade launchers, handguns, recoilless rifles up to and including 90mm, ammunitio9n with nonexplosive projectile,fuses, other than grenades, illumination, smoke, and practice grenades, CS/CN grenades, riot control agents; 100-pond package or less.
In a typical munitions activity, what section receives, stores, warehouses, handles, breaks out, inspects, ships, inventories, transports, disposes locally, and processes transactions in CAS for conventional munitions, containers, dispensers, and training items and coordinates transportation?
Material section.
What are the two major categories of human factors contributing to hazards in the work place?
Mental and physical.
When may a two-person team member go unobserved temporarily?
Momentarily, when performing certain tasks.
When notified of an attack, what should you do whith your assets and why?
Move them to an igloo or other large facility; to protect them from contamination.
Who develops and publishes unit movement control procedures?
Munition supervision personnel.
Who must select and appoint munitions inspectors?
Munition supervision personnel.
Which munitions flight element serves as the UCC?
Munitions Control.
New Airman who have completed basic training are assigned what title and AFS code in the 2W0 career field until they are upgraded to the 3 skill level?
Munitions System Helper; 2W011
At what point up the 2W0 career ladder does the supervisory level begin?
Munitions Systems Craftsman
What is the title of the person that is responsible to the assigned commander and is the appointing official for the effective and efficient management of the munitions stockpile?
Munitions accountable systems officer.
Who must appoint the CAS system administrators?
Munitions accountable systems officer.
In a typical munitions activity, who must ensure pre-task safety briefings are accomplished before the start of any munitions operation?
Munitions crew chief.
Who must ensure that the elements master training plans cover peacetime and contingency tasks?
Munitions flight section chief.
Who must establish and maintain a hazardous waste program?
Munitions flight section chief.
What title and AFSC are assigned to a 2W0 who has reached the top of the career ladder?
Munitions systems chief enlisted manager (2w000)
What distance is a boundary for a close-in security area from the resource?
No closer than 10 feet and no further than 60 feet from the resource, except when an individual resource IDS is used. In that case, no closer than 10 feet, but it can be further than 60 feet, depending on the individual sensor characteristics and the area configuration.
How are MAJCOMs organized in the United States?
On a functional basis.
How are MAJCOMs organized overseas?
On a geographical basis.
How often should bench stock items be replenished?
Once every 30 days or more often if necessary.
Which type of wing is capable of self support in functional areas like maintenance, supply, and munitions?
Operational wing
What are the three levels of maintenance?
Orginizational, intermediate, and depot.
What protection level is assigned to resources for which the loss, theft, destruction, misuse or compromise would result in great harm to strategic capability of the US?
PL1
What protection level is assigned to resources for which the loss, theft, destruction, misuse, or compromise would cause significant harm to the war-fighting capability of the US?
PL2
What protection level is assigned to resources for which the loss, theft, destruction, misuse, or compromise would damage the US war-fighting capability?
PL3
What protection level is assigned to resources that do not meet the definitions of PL1,PL2, or PL3 resources, but for which the loss, theft, destruction, misuse, or compromise would adversely affect the operational capability of the Air Force?
PL4
Which type of maintenance are you performing when you are following a TCTO?
Periodic
When engineering design cannot reduce radiation exposure to acceptable levels, what other methods are used?
Personal protective procedures and administrative controls, such as time restrictions.
What is the basic concept of explosive safety?
Preventing the premature, unintentional, or unauthorized initiation of explosives and devices containing explosives and minimizing the effects of explosions, combustion, toxicity, and any other harmful effects.
Which type of maintenance is performed after a specified period of miles or hours of operation are compiled against a vehicle or piece of equipment?
Preventive
What is the formula to compute the daily consumption rate of munitions?
Primary aircraft authorization x sortie rate x standard configuration load x expenditure per sortie factor.
In a typical munitions activity, what section assembles, disassembles, delivers, inspects, and maintains conventional munitions, missiles, containers, and dispensers?
Production section.
What organization is responsible for maintaining the central TO file?
Quality assurance
What organizational element establishes a program to monitor and assess the quality of maintenance performed?
Quality assurance
Is what supports smaller geographic areas with in the theater?
RACP
Name the three red symbols from the most serious condition to the least serious condition.
Red X, red dash, and the red diagonal.
What is the best way to reduce back injuries?
Reduce exposure.
Explain INRAD
Refers to the ionizing radiation emitted from the radioactive materials in the components of a nuclear weapon. It is the ratiation inherent to the design of nuclear weapons.
If you want to find the career field progression requirements, to what section of the CFETP Part I would you refer?
Section B
What section of the CFETP Part II identifies the core task table used by supervisors for upgrade requirements?
Section B
What section of the CFETP Part II identifies in the STS?
Section a
Who can be armed guard for the entry control point of a munitions storage area?
Security forces or a fellow munitions journeyman.
What is the minimum grade of a munitions systems superintendent?
Senior Master Sgt. (E-8)
Where do you find the criteria (procedures) for specific munitions and operations?
Technical publications and other standard publications such as command and local directives.
Who authorizes the actual execution of a plan?
The NCA
Who is authorized to issue the EXORD, and what is its purpose?
The Secretary of Defense, and to direct the deployment and/or employment of forces.
The DOD hazard classification system is based on the system recommended for international use by which organization?
The United Nations
What initiates the supporting and supported command to develop a course of action?
The WARNORD
What is the definition of reliability?
The ability of a system and its parts to perform its mission without failure, degradation, or demand on the support system.
Who establishes the basic concepts and policies for munitions?
The air staff
Who is responsible for the certification of personnel into the PRP?
The commander
What criterion is used to subdivide ammunition and explosives into hazard classes?
The hazard and its potential for injury or damage.
Who assigns CIICs to munitions items?
The item manager.
What is maintainability?
The measure of the ability of an item to be retained in (preventive) or restored to (corrective) a specified condition when maintenance is performed by personnal having specific skills, using prescribed procedures and resources, at each prescribed level of maintenance and repair.
Who is responsible for making certain that all amintenance documentation is complete and accurate?
The performing work center supervisor.
Why are the job descriptions identified in the AFECD general in nature?
They apply to a wide range of jobs within career field or subdivision and do not include all duties and responsibilities of the specialty.
Why is it important for you to be familiar with the duties of all the subdivisions on the 2W career field?
They interrelate with my own.
How do failure trends fit into the RAMS program?
They may affect engineering changes resulting in systems improvement.
What are the major goals of the AF nuclear surety program?
To achieve maximum safety consistent with operational requirements, to maintain our record of zero accidental or unauthorized nuclear yields and to reduce the potential for, and the possible effects of, nuclear mishaps.
Why should the decontamination of munitions assets begin as soon as possible after an attack?
To achieve the highest percentage of decon effectiveness.
What is the purpose of red symbols?
To alert users and maintenance technicians as to the status of an item of equipment.
What is the purpose of the logistic system?
To create and sustain force generation capabilities wherever and whenever needed to conduct military operations. On the broadcast level, logistics is a key aspect of program management to acquire and sustain weapons systems.
What is each team member's responsibility in the two-person concept?
To enforce the two-person concept until relieved by authorized personnel or unitl the nuclear weapon or critical component is secured, take immediate, positive steps to prevent or stop incorrect procedures or unauthorized acts, and report deviations immediately to the appropiate supervisor.
What is the purpose of the pretask safety briefing?
To ensure all operating personnel have the same degree of knowledge reguarding the completion of the task.
What is the purpose behind the development of local written explosive operations procedures?
To give detailed guidance when explosives operations are not covered in sufficient detail by other standard publications, such as technical orders or MAJCOM OIs.
What is the purpose of a 2W0XX U&TW?
To periodically audits formal training courses and develop required changes.
What is the purpose of AFTO Form 95?
To provide a method of maintaining a permanent history of significant maintenance actions for support and training equipment and other components designated by higher authority (e.g., MAJCOM and the LG).
What is the purpose of RAMS?
To provide an accurate means of assessing present performance levels, as well as predicting future reliability standards for Air Force AIM and AGM assets.
What is the purpose of maintenance data documentation (MDD) collection?
To provide managers at all levels with information about jobs performed by each organization or work center.
What is the primary function of the safety office?
To provide the base commander and subordinate units a central point of expertise in flight, ground, and weapons safety.
What AFI provides detailed criteria for Dull Sword categories?
AFI 91-221, weapons safety investigations and reports
Which MAJCOM manages munitions sustainment organizations?
AFMC
What AFSC is assigned to personal while in basic training?
AFSC 9T000
When may 5-skill level personnel be considered for supervisory duties?
After completing airman leadership school.
Which control point is responsible for managing the APF?
Air Force global ammunition control point
Which missle systems are tracked in TMRS?
AIM-7, AIM-9, AIM-120, AGM-45, AGM-65, AGM-88 and GBUs
Each item approved for bench stock is assigned a 14-digit document number consisting of what elements of data?
Activity code, organization code, shop code, DOLD, and item number.
List two of the benefits contamination avoidance provides.
-Enhancing personnel survivabiliy -Reducing time personnel are required to wear protective clothing.
What are at least three mandatory selection requirements a person must meet prior to being placed in a PRP position.
-Have the required security clearance or investigation -Be a US citizen or US national -Must not have a history of drug abuse
List two items that controlling activities should do when operating in a contaminated environment.
-Limit personnel movement to only those conducting critical mission operations. -Make sure contaminated areas and equipment are conspicuously marked.
What are the three communications indicators of OPSEC vulnerability?
-Power sources -Call signs -Transmitter locations
What are three logistics and maintenance support indicators of OPSEC vulnerability?
-Prepositioned equipment -Technical representitives -Maintenance activity
What are three administrative indicators of OPSEC vulnerability?
-Schedules -Orders -Flight Plans
What are the three operations indicators of OPSEC vulnerability?
-Specialized equipment -Specialized training -Rehearsals of operations
What are two disadvantages of establishing a bench stock?
1. A location, which can be secured, is required in the shop where the bench stock is located. 2. Unit funds must be spent to set up holding bins and cabinets for bench stock items.
What are two requirements a container must meet before it is considered reusable?
1. Be capable of being opened and closed without imparing the container's ability to provide its original level of protection. 2. Have all its components and be in good repair.
What are the four qualifications a supervisor must have with regards to explosive safety.
1. Be knowledgeable of all the hazards involved in the operation. 2. Convey emergency procedures to the workers and visitors. 3. Maintain strict housekeeping standards. 4. Know what steps to take when abnormal conditions arise.
What is static electricity?
A hazard created when charges accumulate to the point where an uncontrolled discharge occurs through, or in the presence of, a hazardous substance susceptible to initiation.
The "Dull Sword" is a flag word used to identify what?
A nuclear weapon safety deficiency not falling into the accident or incident categories.
What is the MEP?
A plan tailored specifically to munitions operations to support the OPLAN tasking. Munitions flight supervision develops the MEP to provide detailed guidance for conducting munitions operations when the IGESP is not sufficient or does not exist using other plans so that we know our tasking.
What is the ESP?
A plan that is primarily associated with locations without a permanent AF presence and may contain only the min. data necessary to make intial beddown decisions. ESPs may be developed in short time frames to meet contingency needs without full coordination.
What is the IGESP?
A plan that is primarily developed for locations with a permanent AF Presence, and are fully developed by the planning efforts of many functional experts. The IGESP translates major command operation planning concepts into base level capabilities to support forces.
What must be followed to provide safe operations within the missle environment?
A positive mishap prevention program.
What must you have prior to being authorized regular access to a security area?
A regular need for entry into the area.
What is the key to any successful military operation?
A well thought out plan
What form is used to report a hazard?
AF Form 457, USAF Hazard Report.
Who has overall responsibility for the management of the CFETP?
AFCFM
How is a typical munitions flight broken down?
Into three sections - production, systems, and material; it also has at least nine elements.
Explain which type of items fall into hazard class/division 1.5.
Items that have a mass explosive hazard but are so insensitive that there is very little probability of initiation or of transition from burning to detonation under normal conditions of transport.
What AFSC identifies a semi-skilled individual?
Journeyman; 2W051
Explain the main purpose of vegetation control.
Limit the probability of combustible vegetation causing an unacceptable hazard to munitions in storage.
What chemical decontamination kit is used on equipment and munitions and what type of liquid solution?
M295 kit and a five percent chlorine bleach soulution or soap and water.
TACPs operate at low level
MAJCOM
During a contingency operations, who establishes lower Echelon ammunition control points?
MAJCOMs
Who appoints the munitions flight chief?
Squadron commander or equivalent.
What is the minimum grade requirement for the award of the 7-skill level?
Staff Sargent or above
What are the duties and responsibilities of a 2W071?
Supervising or performing functions of receipting, identifying, inspecting, storing, reconditioning, issuing, delivering, maintaining, testing, and assembling the guided and unguided munitions, as well as preparing and maintaining documentation and records for inventory management actions.
Who is responsible for enforcing all safety requirements and standards within their specific area or activity?
Supervisors.
In a typical munitions activity, what section plans, schedules, controls, and directs munitions activities and in processes accountable transactions in CAS when relayed from other munitions activities?
Systems section.
Where would you look to find rules and procedures concerning data management?
TO 00-20-2, AFI 21 series, system user manuals, and MAJCOM implementing directives.
Which TO will help you find another TO by using an alphabetical listing?
TO 00-5-18, Method & Procedures Air Force Technical Order Numbering System.
