MWB/LB-130 : Explosive Ordnance Disposal (eod)

* Definition Of Eod, Military, Public Safety & Environmental Industry Applications
* Explosive Terrorism & Crime; Measures & Counter Measures
* International Terrorism
* Explosives & Weapons Of Mass Destruction (Nuclear, Chemical And Biological)
* Land Ordance & Disposal: (Artillery, Mines, Grenades, Anti-Tamk (At) & Anti Aircraft (AA) Rockets & Missiles, Fuzes); Rocket-Assisted Shells, Cbu (I.E. Cluster Bomb) Delivery, Land Mine & Booby Trap Clearance
* Naval Ordnance Disposal: (Mines & Torpedoes)
* Aerial Ordnance Dispoal: (Iron & Smart Bombs, Air To Air Missiles (AAM), Air To Surface Missiles (ASM), Bombs, Containers & CBUês)
* Organization Of Military EOD: (Army, Navy, Airforce (AF), United States Marine-Coprs (USMC) & Public Safety Eod
* Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS), Robots And Investigative Methods
* Organization Of Police & Fire Department Bomb Squads
* Organization Of Facility Safety, Fire & Emergency Personnel During Explosive Ordnance Disposal Activities
* Ordnance Explosive Waste (OEW) Industry, Commercial Firms, Superfunds, Formerly Utilized Defense Sites
* Methods Of Oew Clean-Up
* Lessons Learned

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MWB/LB-131 : Ballistics

* Terminal Ballistics Of Shaped Charged Projectiles
* Behind Armor Damage Effects For Kinetic Energy And Shaped Charge Projectiles
* Testing Of Shaped Charges And Kinetic Projectiles
* Protection Effects Of Steel, Aluminum, Ceramics, Ceramic Composites, Spacings, Kevlar, Reactive And Passive Armors
* Explosive Formed Penetrators (Efp) Projectiles
* Terminal Ballistics On Land, Sea, Air, Under The Sea, And Space
* The Design And Capabilities Of Closed Breech Launcher Systems
* Interior Ballistics Of Large Caliber Navy Guns, As Well As Small And Large Caliber Systems
* –Sanity Checking” And Engineering Reasoning
* Granular, Solid, Liquid And Composite Propellants
* Electrical-Thermal Launchers; Light - Gas Guns
* Approaches To Obtain Higher Velocities For Heavier Launch Payloads
* Total Quality Management (Tqm); Quality Engineering Concepts
* Steps Of Product Design (System, Parameter & Tolerance)
* Types Of Quality Characteristics
* Exterior Ballistics Drag Coefficients
* Methods Of Experimentally Obtaining Drag Coefficients
* Aeroballistic Facilities Important Design Considerations
* Projectile Yaw; Optical And X-Ray Velocity And Yaw Measuring Systems; Ballistic Limit Testing Techniques
* High Velocity (13,000 Feet/Second) Conventional Propellant Gun
* High Pressure Gun And Chamber Designs (Up To 210 Kpsi)
* Design And Autofrettage Techniques For High Performance Guns
* Kinetic Energy Projectile And Sabot Designs For Launching At High Pressures (50 Kpsi To 210 Kpsi)
* Strain Gage Methods Of Measuring Internal Chamber Pressure
* Safety In Operation And Range Design Considerations
* Standard Small Arms And Ammunition Testing; Us And Nato Testing
Objective And Scope
The objective of this course is to give one day of material from each of five courses given in the area of BALLISTICS, by Baldini Resource Associates, Inc. Another objective is to have instructors different from those currently teaching those courses in order to give another point of view. One of the five days would be from each of the following five day courses: 1. HIGH VELOCITY; 2. BALLISTIC RANGE TECHNOLOGY; 3. INTERIOR BALLISTICS; 4. GUNS ARMS & AMMO; and 5. TERMINAL BALLISTICS. The scope will in general consist of material in Interior Ballistics, Exterior Ballistics, Terminal and launching techniques; Also, safe gun and range design and operation from low to high velocity; Some standard weapon and ammunition testing will be covered; Quality and Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques to assure a product which can be put into production and meet or exceed requirements, will also be part of this course.
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MWB/LB-132 : Vulnerability/Surviviability

* Smart Munitions; Imaging Fundamentals
* The Human Vision System; Basic Radiometry & Photometry
* A General Understanding Of The Field Of Electro-Optical Systems With Particular Emphasis On Military Applications
* Weapons Effectiveness; Kinetic Energy; Chemical Energy; Shaped Charges; Fragmentation; Blast; Electronic Warfare & Others
* Active Protection; Camouflage; Deception; Armor; Active & Passive Armor; Spall Liners; Body Armor; Fortifications
* Lethality & Survivability Enhancements
* Terrain Modeling And Battle Field Modeling Concepts
* Predictions: Performance And Limitations
* Methods Of Assessing Damage Or Response From Explosives
* Sea: Suppressive Structures; Damage Control
* Air-To-Air Combat: Guns And Missiles: Over The Horizon (Oth); Smart/Brilliant Missiles
* Effect Of Explosives In Various Forms And Media On Structures Primarily; Secondarily On Vehicles
* Nuclear Weapons; Gas Explosions; Fuel/Air Explosives
* Design Considerations To Reduce Blast Loading
* Use Of Design Codes TM5-855, TM 1300
* Examining Effects On Structures: Arising From Accidental Explosions, Terrorist Attacks & Acts Of War
* Overview: Subject Area Of Structure Design And Response
Objective And Scope
This course consists of portions of three courses on vulnerability/survivability and they are:
1. Vulnerability/survivability: smart munitions: electro-optic surveillance and seeker systems;
2. Vulnerability/survivability: land/air/sea/space; and
3. Vulnerability/survivability: weapons effects on structures & vehicles.

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MWB/LB-133 : Range Testing & Operation

* Range Testing Techniques: Guns, Missiles, Experimental Propulsion Systems And Launchers
* Explosives Testing: Warheads (Shaped Charges); Weapons; Guns
* Measuring Approaches For Specific Testing; Test Plan; Testing Team
* Range Or Facility Requirements And Considerations: Safety Of Personnel; Shielding Of Equipment; Environmental Hazards
* Detecting Equipment: Lasers; X-Rays; Etc.
* Instrumentation Methods For Measuring Velocity Pressure, Accuracy, Action Time, Etc.
* Loading Techniques And Requirements; Load Area Considerations & Procedures
* Armor Testing Procedures; Kinetic Energy Or Chemical Energy
* Accepting & Surveillance Testing Of Ammunition; Armor Acceptance Testing
* Operating Procedures For Various Types Of Range Facilities; Standard Operating Procedures
* Performance Specifications: Pros And Cons
* Cook-Off Problems
* Heat Checking Problems
* Malfunctions And Clearing Procedures
* Security, Handling, Storage & Transportation
* Training Procedures For Explosive Ordnance Or Explosive Test Operators
* Safety, Environmental & Equipment Requirements
* Lessons Learned

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MWB/LB-134 : High Speed Photography:Instrumentation Techniques & Analysis

* High Speed Photographic Cameras
* High Intensity Light Sources
* Techniques For Recording/Writing High Speed Events
* Velocity Measuring Techniques-High Speed Events
* Model Integrity And Orientation/Motion Analysis Techniques
* High Speed X-Ray Equipment Systems And Operation
* X-Ray Intensifying Screens, Films, Development And Analysis
* Hard & Soft X-Rays
* Methods Of Analysis For High Speed Photography And X-Rays
* Hall Streak Camera Systems
* Triggering Techniques For Photographic Events
* Laser Use And Other Types Of Illumination
* Light Sources And Their Limitations And Applications
* Detection Techniques And Limitations Of Each Type
* Spark Photography
* Beckman-Whitley/Cordin Type Camera Writing Operation And Uses
* Cameras, Rotating Prism And Other Types And Limitations
* Schlieren Photographic Approaches; Shadowgraph Interferometry
* Methods For Film Processing
* Applications Of High Speed Photography To Ballistics
* In-Bore And Out Of Bore Instrumentation
* Test And Evaluation Applications Of High Speed Photography
* Hardening Of Expensive Photographic And Other Equipment
* Laboratory And Range Safety Instructions For Delicate Equipment
* Precision In Measurement Approaches; Alignment Procedures
* Safety In Use Of High Energy And Radar Equipment
* Proper Safety Instruction; Interlocks; Safety Equipment
* Standard Operating Procedures
* Precautions When Working With Explosives & Ballistic Malfunctions
* Related Optics; Video And Analysis
* Digital Imaging Techniques
* Computer Data Analysis And Data Reduction Approaches
* Film Enhancement Techniques And Processing
NOTE: More than one point of view may cover a given topic. There will be some hands on experience, but that will not be the primary emphasis of this course.
OBJECTIVE & SCOPE
The emphasis for this High Speed Photographic Seminar will be to provide a sound basis of capability, operation and use of equipment to obtain visual stop action for high speed motion events. Other Instrumentation Techniques covered would include Ballistic and Explosive events,Missiles, as well as Laboratory polarized stress-strain analysis and other experiments. Triggering and Instrumentation Techniques will be discussed for obtaining Test and Evaluation information and data in the Ballistic Range Facilities as well in the Laboratory.
MATERIAL COVERED
High Speed Photographic and Visual Motion Capturing Data Collecting Equipment, including triggering, lighting, developing, set-up, measurement, digital imaging media and analysis and enhancing techniques, will be covered. Instrumentation and other areas related to data collection for Test and Evaluation will also be emphasized.
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MWB/LB-135 : Explosives & Explosive Ordnance Operators/Explosive Test Operators
* Qualifications For Explosive Test Operators/ Explosive Ordnance Operators
* Ordnance Testing And Evaluation: Process; Facilities; Equipment; People; How Is It Done?
* Standard Operational Procedures: Normal Operation; Malfunction; Handloading-Small & Large Caliber; Fire; Indoor Testing; Outdoor Testing; Recording And Reporting; Set-Up Procedures; Instrumentation; Protective Gear; Safety Precautions, Etc.
* Security; Safety; Environment; Neighbors; Air Space
* Test Plans: Associated Documentation; Hardware And Required Assets To Accomplish Test Plan; Logistics
* Environmental Concerns: Storage, Transportation, Disposal, Markings
* Health Hazards & Regulations
* Safety, Training & Procedures
* Rocket And Missile Propulsion Testing & Evaluation
* Explosives: Classifications: Uses: Characteristics
* Characteristics Of A Detonation
* Near-Field Pressure-Time; Far-Field Pressure-Time
* Detonations: Underground; Underwater; Space
* Explosives:Design; Manufacture; Environmental Concerns
* Explosives: Safety; Shipping; Handling; Storage
* Commercial Applications Of Explosives
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
This course is directed to those Explosive Test Operators/Explosive Ordnance Operators who test with both guns and explosive and launch devices, as well as Engineers and Safety Officers and Range Officers who may direct Range Testing or Range Operations. This course is an overview of explosives, propellants primers and energetic materials and Propulsion Systems and their safe handling. Covered will be a basic understanding of explosives and energetic materials and the reasons for special handling in manufacture, loading, testing and use of these materials.
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MWB/LB-136 : Safety

* Accidental Prevention Principles
* Material Handling Equipment (Cranes, Forklifts, Rigging)
* Electrical Safety Including Lockout/Tagout
* Machine Guarding
* Trenching, Shoring, And Excavation
* Welding Safety
* Walking And Working Surfaces
* Physical, Chemical, And Biological Hazards
* Use Of Personal Protective Equipment
* Hazardous Materials Management
* Fire Safety/Life Safety Code - General Principles
* Laboratory Safety
* Asbestos In Buildings
* Indoor Air Quality
* Safe Design Of Facilities
* Preparing For Inspections
* OSHA Reporting Requirements
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
At the conslusion of this course, the attendee should have developed an understanding of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulatory requirements as applicable to their workplace environment. This will include being able to utilize OSHAês General Industry Standards, know the fundamental concepts of accident prevention, recognize common safety hazards, plus know the basic principles of a safety and health program. The scope of the material covered in this course will be regulations now in existence, the scientific theory behind those regulations, and proposed regulations. Also discussed will be the best management practices for the control of safety and health hazards. Target audience would include range managers, technicians responsible for safe conduct of tests, administrative officers, and anyone with –safety responsibilities” as a (collateral) portion of their job.
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MWB/LB-137 : Test & Evaluation

* Test & Evaluation: Live Fire Testing - Current Philosophy
* Test Facilities Requirements
* Safety Needs, Considerations And Requirements
* Testing Of Warheads, Guns, Armor, Ammunitions & Weapons
* Military Specification And Testing Procedures
* Actual Live Fire Testing Versus Virtual Live Fire Testing
* Development Cycle And Testing Schedule Planning
* Community Interaction With Requirements With Large Scale Testing Of Guns And/Or Missiles
* Logistics Of Required Assets For Testing
* Classification, Handling, Storage & Transportation Of Explosives
* Standard Operating Procedures
* Safety & Environmental Considerations
* Test Equipment And Range Personnel Needs And Requirements
* Calibration And Maintenance Of Equipment And Instrumentation
* Qualification And Man Rating Testing
* Manuals: Hazard Classifications; Packaging; Transportation; Storage
* Shock & Vibration Testing; Climate Control Testing
* Safety Equipment & Prodedures
* Lesson Learned
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
This hardware orientated course is directed to those explosive test operators/explosive ordnance operators and engineers who do live testing with guns explosives, launch and propellant devices. This is a combination of two courses: 1. Test & Evaluation: Live-Fire Testing and Non Destructive Testing; and 2. Test & Evaluation: experimental ballistics. This course is also directed to the engineers, project managers, safety officers and range officers who may direct or be involved with range testing and range operations. Personnel working in virtual reality testing could also benefit from this type of course.
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MWB/LB-138 : Safety: Ballistic Ranges

* Testing & Evaluation Safety: Most Ordnance Types
* Ballistic Ranges: Minimum Range Safety Fans: Ricochet Problem; Improper Launch
* Range Safety Officer: Duties And Responsibility
* Safety Requirements: During Development Through To Limited And Final Production
* Laser And High Voltage Hazards (Electromagnetic Guns)
* Toxic Gas And Chemical Hazards And Protective Equipment
* Statistical Catastrophic Safety Requirements: For Fielding Systems
* Range Intrusion Security And Control: Methods And Procedures
* Loading: Explosives In Manufacture; Propellants In Load Plants; Experimental Testing
* Live Fire Malfunction Unloading/Disposal Procedures
* Demilitarization Safety Problems; Disposal Problems
* Ordnance Disposal Procedures: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Eod)
* Surveillance Testing:Safety Considerations
* Improper Testing, Storage, Handling, And Operating Procedures To Avoid
* Proper Procedures To Keep Life And Limbs
* Malfunction Investigations: Red Team & Blue Team; Analysis And Testing Approaches; Privacy Considerations
* Accidents: Lethal: Military And Civilian Investigative Units
* Military Standards And Requirements: Directive DOD 6055.9; DOD 6055.9
* Army, Navy & Air Force: Regulations, Pamphlets And Bulletins
* Federal Requirements: Occupational Safety And Health (OSHA); Environmental Protection (EPA); Department Of Transportation (DOT); Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco And Firearms (BATF)
* State Requirements And Local Requirements: State: OSHA, Fire, Electric And Others
* Propellants, Primers, Igniters And Explosives Classifications: Methods Of Classification; Safe Handling, Storage & Transportation
* Hazard Identification: Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS); Individual Reports; Inspections; Safety Audits
* Documentation Requirements: Incident Reports
* Training Requirements: On-Going Efforts
* Standard Operating Procedures: Development; Implementation; And Evaluation; Periodic Up-Dates Of Operating Procedures
* Accurate And Complete Record Keeping: For All Testing Procedures Of Any Kind; Also Necessary For Controlling Number And Type Of People In Test Areas, At All Times; Aides Any Accident Investigation

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
This Course Can Apply To Anyone Who Works Or Has Anything To Do With Range Facilities
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MWB/LB-139 : Environmental

* Pollution Prevention
* Hazardous Materials Management
* Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, And Recycling
* Safe Drinking Water
* Waste Water & The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES Permits)
* Wetlands Management
* Storm Water Management
* Soil Erosion And Sediment Control
* Underground And Aboveground Storage Tanks
* Environmental Emergency Response
* Air Quality
* National Environmental Policy Act
* Internal Evironmental And Regulatory Audi