Overview of the Mandatory Center of Expertise and Design Center for Explosive Ordnance Engineering

Abstract

On 5 April 1990, HQUSACE established Huntsville Division Corps of Engineers as the Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) and Design Center for Explosive Ordnance Engineering to respond to formerly used and active Defense sites which are contaminated with explosive ordnance. This paper provides descriptive overview of the mission including: What is explosive ordnance? - What is explosive ordnance engineering? - What is the MCX? - What is the Design Center and how will it function? - How big is the mission?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA529565

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Wilcox

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Bombs
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Contamination
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Public Health
  • Small Arms
  • Unexploded Ammunition

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering