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Peter Egan Military operations consist of
armed conflict resolution, training exercises, peacekeeping, and
disaster/humanitarian relief. Unique to the military is the movement
of people, equipment, and supplies to and from distant locations.
Vehicles, equipment Large quantities of wood packing crates, pallets, and blocking and bracing materials further complicate the military’s situation particularly in terms of entry and reentry into a country. This is not a unique Department of Defense (DoD) requirement. We are working with the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and industry representatives to address this issue. To facilitate worldwide DoD
operations, the DoD needs access to a worldwide database of each
nation’s requirements for entry. In The DoD offers transportation instruction which explains return to the United States, and a foreign clearance guide that addresses entry requirement into foreign nations. There are some data shortfalls to agricultural and quarantine requirements. Finally, the Armed Forces Pest Management Board has produced a publication to provide guidance on how to set up and execute a washdown. A navy-produced video also provides demonstration footage on the execution of a washdown. The DoD is always looking to obtain better information regarding national entry requirements. Any way the DoD can quickly and effectively improve cleaning procedures is always of interest.
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and personnel often operate in rural areas on
and off dirt roads where the probability of plant, animal, and soil
contamination is high.
addition, it is necessary to
clean and remove all plant, animal, and soil contaminants and
prevent recontamination. To prevent recontamination requires a
facility that has an adequate hardstand or gravel surface to stage
all vehicles and equipment.