Training and Safety: Education

The Army's policy is that all soldiers will receive DU awareness training (Tier I) with additional specialized training provided to those with occupation specialties that involve battle damage assessment and repair and maintenance of tracked and wheeled vehicles (Tier II) and to officer and enlisted Chemical soldiers (Tier III). The DU training program, updated in 2004, focuses on force health protection and operational effectiveness and includes a new common task, "Respond to Depleted Uranium", in the Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks (SMCT).

Each of the three tiers of the Army's DU training program is supported by a training support package. For more information see Depleted Uranium Training.


Tier I: Depleted Uranium (DU) General Awarness Training (Video)

U.S. Army Common Core Task Number 031-503-1017: "Respond to Depleted Uranium" (PDF)

U.S. Army Technical Bulletin 9-1300-278: "Guidlines for Safe Response to Handling, Storage, and Transportation Accidents Involving Army Tank Munitions or Armor Which Contain Depleted Uranium" (PDF)

Depleted Uranium: Science, Policy, and Training - Slide show presentation that includes an introduction to DU, handling and use, DoD policies, medical treatment, etc. (HTML)



fhpr.osd.mil is the official Web site of Force Health Protection & Readiness Policy & Programs
Skyline 4, Suite 901, 5113 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsements by the
Force Health Protection & Readiness Programs of the linked web sites, or the information,
products or services contained therein.

Privacy Policy   I  Webmaster