EP 1110-1-18
24 Apr 00
Dangerous Articles (AEDA) and/or range scrap as ready for turn-in or disposal in accordance
with current policies. The SUXOS must also be fully capable of supervising multiple project
teams which may be performing UXO and UXO related activities (e.g., vegetation clearance;
land surveying; reconnaissance and classification of UXO, pyrotechnic items, and military
explosives and demolition materials; locating surface and subsurface UXO; destroying UXO and
OE by burning or detonation; and/or transporting and storing UXO and explosives material).
(2) UXO Technician III.
(a) This individual will be a graduate of the U.S. Army Bomb Disposal School, Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, MD or U.S. Naval EOD School, Indian Head, MD. This individual will have
experience in OE clearance operations and supervising personnel, and will have combined active
duty military EOD and contractor UXO experience. The UXO Technician III must be able to
fully perform all functions enumerated for UXO Sweep Personnel, UXO Technicians I and II.
(b) The UXO Technician III is required to perform the following functions: Supervising
and performing on-site disposal of OE; preparing explosives storage plans in accordance with all
applicable guidance; preparing required OE administrative reports; preparing SOPs for on-site
OE operations; performing risk hazard analyses; conducting daily site safety briefings; and
supervising the conduct of all on-site evolutions directly related to OE operations.
(3) UXO Technician II.
(a) This individual will be a graduate of the U.S. Army Bomb Disposal School, Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, MD or U.S. Naval EOD School, Indian Head, MD. As an exception, a UXO
Technician II may be a UXO Technician I with combined military EOD and contractor UXO
experience. This individual must be able to fully perform all functions enumerated for UXO
Sweep Personnel and UXO Technician I.
(b) The UXO Technician II is required to perform the following functions: Properly
storing OE material in accordance with applicable guidance; identifying fuzes and determining
fuze condition; determining a magnetic azimuth using current navigational/locating equipment;
performing field expedient identification procedures to identify explosives contaminated soil;
preparing an on-site holding area for OE material; and operating modes of transportation for
transporting OE material, when appropriate.
(4) UXO Technician I.
(a) This individual will be a graduate of the EOD Assistant's Course, Redstone Arsenal,
AL; the EOD Assistant's Course, Eglin Air Force Base, FL; or a DOD equivalent certified
course. A UXO Technician I can advance to the UXO Technician II category after combined
active duty military and contractor UXO experience.
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