What do UXO Tech 1’s Do?
The UXO Technician I assists fully qualified personnel (UXO Technician II and above)
in the following functions:
-Reconnaissance and classification of UXO-Identify all types of military munitions, including possible fuses and their condition, armed or unarmed
-Excavate subsurface UXO
-Move and/or consolidate UXO that has been determined safe to move within a controlled area, but not over public traffic routes
-Transport demolition materials and/or UXO that have been determined safe for transport over authorized routes, when required
-Prepare firing systems, both electric and non-electric, for demolition / demilitarization operations
-Operate personnel decontamination stations
-Assist in the inspection of material that potentially presents an explosive hazard
-Properly store explosive materials per applicable guidance
-Perform field collection procedures to identify contaminated soil
-Operate authorized modes of transport for transporting UXO, for which the risk of movement has been determined acceptable, when appropriate

