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Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosives," Department of the Army Technical Manual TM 5-1300, Department of the Navy Publication NAVFAC P-397, Department of the Air Force Manual AFM 88-22, Department of the Army, Navy and... 

Field Studies on the Soil-Persistence and Movement of 2,4-D 2,4,5-T, and TCDD." Appendix G. Disposition of Orange Herbicide by Incineration. Final Environmental Statement, November 1974. Department of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. 

In the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army (the major tenant) and the Department of the Air Force (the current steward) will play lead roles in various aspects of closure. Another defense agency, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, has been responsible for cleaning up the plutonium on Johnston Island. Although the Air Force is the current steward for the island, it will probably not be the agency ultimately responsible for the overall atoll and therefore is not in a position to make final determinations about end use. 

This work was sponsored by the Department of the Air Force. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the United States Air Force. 

Department of the Army (DA) (1990b). Potential military chem-ical/biological agents and compounds. Field Manual FM 3-9 (NAVFAC P-467, AFR 355-7). Headquarters, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC. 

On 1 September 1959, the Joint Army-Navy-Air Force Thermochemical Panel was formed under the sponsorship of the Bureau of Naval Weapons, Department of the Navy Office, Chief of Ordinance, Department of the Army Air Research and Development Command, Department of the Air Force and the Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense. The panel operated in accordance with the Rules of Operations of Solid Propellant Panels as adopted by representatives of the above offices on 1 September 1959. 

U.S. Air Force. 1997. USAF Operations in a Chemical and Biological (CB) Warfare Environment, CB Hazards. Air Force Handbook 32-4014, Vol. 2. Washington, D.C. Department of the Air Force. 

U. S. Department of the Air Force, Index of Specifications and Related Publications Used by... 

The sensory-irritation potential ofJP-4, JP-8, and JP-8+100 were evaluated in groups of four male Swiss-Webster mice exposed, head-only, for 30 min to atmospheres of each material containing both vapor and aerosol phases (U.S. Department of the Air Force 2001). The three test materials evoked breathing patterns characteristic of upper airway sensory irritation at all exposure concentrations. Examination of the breathing patterns revealed no apparent pulmonary (deep lung) irritation at any concentration. The calculated values for concentrations of JP-4, JP-8, and JP-8+100 that caused a 50% decrease in respiratory rate (RD50) were 4,842,2,876, and 1,629 mg/m3 (total aerosol + vapor concentration), respectively. The relative irritancy ranking of the three fuels was JP-8+100 > JP-8 > JP-4. In contrast, respiratory rates of mice exposed to deodorized kerosene vapor by inhalation at 6,900 mg/m3 were not decreased by 50% or more from control values (Carpenter et al. 1976). 

U.S. Department of the Air Force. 2001. Sensory Irritation Study in Mice. Final Report. Project Number 162951. Test Substance JP-4( MRD-00-629), JP-8(MRD-00-630),JP-8 + 100 (MRD-00-631). Prepared by ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc., Annandale, NJ, for the U.S. Department of the Air Force,Brooks Air Force Base, TX. 

U.S. Department of the Army and U.S. Department of the Air Force, Military chemistry and chemical compounds. Field Manual, Army FM 3-9, Air Force AFR355-7, Washington, D.C., Department of the Army, 1975. 

US Department of the Air Force. Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries. Washington, DC US Department of Defense 1990. Air Force Manual 160-11. 

U.S. Department of the Air Force. 2009. Air Force Instruction 36-2226. February 24, 2009 [online]. Available http //www.afmil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-2226.pdf [accessed Oct. 31,2012]. 

U.S. Department of the Air Force. 2010. AFSCs 3P0X1/X1A/X1B, Security Forces Specialty, Military Working Dog Handler Specially, Combat Aims Specially. Career Field Education and Training Plan. CFETP 3P0X1/X1A/X1B, Parts I and n. January 11, 2010. U.S. Department of the Air Force, Headquarters, Washington, DC [online]. Available http //www.af.mil/diared/media/epubs/CFETP3P0Xl-XlA-XlB. pdf [accessed June 12,2012]. 

U.S. Air Force Regulation (AFR) 127-4 (1990). Investigating and Reporting U.S. Air Force Mishaps, Department of the Air Force, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. 

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