Dated 1 Mar 2024
This MTTP publication provides commanders and their units guidelines and safety recommendations for planning and operating in an explosive ordnance environment while minimizing the impact of explosive ordnance to friendly operations. This publication also familiarizes all military personnel, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians, and contractors with recognition, appropriate reaction, and reporting procedures for explosive ordnance.
Scope
This MTTP publication provides personnel, at the operational and tactical levels, information to optimize safety and increase efficiency when dealing with explosive ordnance. This will eliminate or reduce personnel and equipment losses and other mission impacts due to hazards associated with explosive ordnance.
This publication contains data to mitigate explosive ordnance threats.
Specifically, it:
Describes the EO hazards to friendly forces and provides information for operations.
Provides guidelines for planning, recognizing, reporting, marking, and taking immediate action when encountering explosive ordnance.
Provides commanders several options for applying protective measures against EO hazards.
Delineates the roles of EOD, EOCAs, and combat engineer units regarding EO hazards.
Describes Service-specific EO missions and capabilities.
All in Color
This book is a “BIG” (the size of a regular piece of paper) size – Coil binding is used to allow for easy page flipping with no binding.
This website also has this book in “mini” size (half the size of a regular sheet of paper). A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading.
The Color covers are laminated for weather protection.