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Ammo-38 Guided Missiles and Large Rockets (4E-F66/645-F50)
Description: This course satisfies mandatory training requirements for personnel responsible for conducting guided missile and large rocket surveillance functions as prescribed by DoDI 5160.68 and AR 385-10 and DA Interns enrolled in Quality Assurance Specialist, Ammunition Surveillance (QASAS) Career Program (CP)-20 or Ammunition Management CP-33 as prescribed by AR 690-950. This course provides technical training in properly applying regulatory guidance governing guided missile and large rocket surveillance operations, as well as concepts critical to guided missile and large rocket munitions to include model designations, design concepts and system characteristics, humidity and desiccant monitoring and exchange, safety considerations, maintenance and testing, storage, physical security, and inspection types, intervals, standards, criteria, and reports. Course instruction also includes the utilization of the Munitions History Program (MHP) to obtain surveillance data and reports such as Missile Supplemental Notices (MSNs), Missile Information Notices (MINs), Ammunition Condition Reports (ACRs), Depot Surveillance Records (DSRs), and condition code data.
Length: 2 weeks, 3 Days
Audience: Personnel requiring training to conduct guided missile and large rocket surveillance functions as prescribed by DoDI 5160.68 and AR 385-10 and DA Interns enrolled in Quality Assurance Specialist, Ammunition Surveillance (QASAS) Career Program (CP)-20 or Ammunition Management CP-33 as prescribed by AR 690-950.
NOTE: This course is rated FD3 and is not available to International Military Students.
Prerequisites: Completion of Course No. 9E-F67/920-F35 (DL), INTRODUCTION TO AMMUNITION (CERT), offered by the Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) via distance learning (DL) is highly recommended for personnel not enrolled in DA Intern Program CP-20 or CP-33.
Special Information: This course is certification training provided IAW DoDI 5160.68, AR 385-10, and AR 690-950 to personnel responsible for conducting surveillance functions in support of guided missile and large rocket munitions.
Course Topics:
- Publications and Terms
- Basic Missiles and Rockets
- Guided Missile and Large Rocket Surveillance, Safety and Maintenance
- Stinger Missile System
- MLRS and GMLRS
- Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)
- Javelin Missile System
- Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) Missile System
- Hellfire Missile System
- Patriot Missile System
- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
- Hands-on Lab for Guided Missiles and Large Rockets
The IACET Standard: DAC has been approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). In obtaining this accreditation, the Defense Ammunition Center has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard which is recognized internationally as a standard of good practice. The DAC awards 9.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) on the course certificate for successful completion of this course.
| Start Date | End Date | Location | Class # | Status | Registration Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02/2023 | 08/18/2023 | McAlester, OK | 003 | Scheduled | Availability |