DEFENSE BASIC PRESERVATION AND PACKING ACTUAL
TEST 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔You found an item's 12-digit packaging code. To look it up, you need to use the
tables in - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Appendix J
✔✔What type of cushioning and dunnage material does this 12-digit packaging code
require?
P,B,000,32,1,07,GH,ZZ Z Z, , 00, 0, ED, P, 00,B - ✔✔No requirement
✔✔What type of preservation material does this 12-digit packaging code require?
P,B,000,32,1,ZZ,GH, 01 B E, , BG,0,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔Special instructions apply
✔✔You look up the FLIS packaging requirements for an item. It's 4-digit category code
is "ZZ Z Z", which means it - ✔✔is selective or has special instructions
✔✔You need to clean an item that you have not handled before. To determine its
cleaning process, you check the item's - ✔✔12-digit packaging code
✔✔An item has a cleaning code of "1". What does that mean? - ✔✔You decide the best
way to clean the item without injuring the item
✔✔Which statement is NOT a basic cleaning and drying requirement? - ✔✔Avoid
manually drying items
✔✔To decide the best cleaning process (or processes) for an item, you should consider
the - ✔✔type of contaminant(s) and the item's characteristics
✔✔An item requires immediate, heat-based drying. Using the approved drying process,
you can either put the item under and infrared lamp or - ✔✔put it in a heated-air oven
✔✔Which of the approved drying processes DO NOT use heat? - ✔✔Allowing the item
to drip-dry in a drainer
Wiping the item dry with lint-free cloths
Blowing off moisture with compressed air
✔✔Which publication defines item preservation requirements for military items? -
✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1
✔✔Where would you go to find out which preservative material this item requires?
, P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, ,BG,B,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Table J-III
✔✔Which type of preservative releases vapors that form an invisible protective film
around an item to protect it from corrosion? - ✔✔Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors (VCI)
✔✔Where would you go to find out which cushioning material this item requires?
P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, , BG,B,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1 Table J-V
✔✔Which of these preservatives is considered permanent? - ✔✔Paint
✔✔You're packaging an item that requires A-A-59135 packaging material, but you don't
have any in the shop. What action should you take? - ✔✔Use a material that meets or
exceeds the requirement
✔✔Which type of heat sealer should NOT be used on thin plastic barrier material? -
✔✔Continuous heat sealer
✔✔When handling a static-sensitive device, which precaution should you take? -
✔✔Use a static-safe workstation
✔✔Which military method of preservation is used to protect against watervapor? -
✔✔Method 40
✔✔Which specific MOP procedure does this item require?
P,B,000,32,1,07,GH,ZZ Z,Z , BG, B, ED,P,00,B - ✔✔Container, waterproof bag, heat
sealed
✔✔Where can you find descriptions of specialized, alphabetic methods of preservation
that are more detailed than the standard MOP codes? - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Table J-Ia
✔✔Which military method of preservation uses activated desiccant to absorb moisture?
- ✔✔Method 50
✔✔Which items are required for all MOP 50 submethods? - ✔✔Desiccant
Method 50 label
humidity indicator
✔✔You are packaging an item in accordance with Method 30. The item is 20 inches
wide by 40 inches long by 10 inches high. What width of barrier material do you need? -
✔✔103 inches
TEST 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔You found an item's 12-digit packaging code. To look it up, you need to use the
tables in - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Appendix J
✔✔What type of cushioning and dunnage material does this 12-digit packaging code
require?
P,B,000,32,1,07,GH,ZZ Z Z, , 00, 0, ED, P, 00,B - ✔✔No requirement
✔✔What type of preservation material does this 12-digit packaging code require?
P,B,000,32,1,ZZ,GH, 01 B E, , BG,0,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔Special instructions apply
✔✔You look up the FLIS packaging requirements for an item. It's 4-digit category code
is "ZZ Z Z", which means it - ✔✔is selective or has special instructions
✔✔You need to clean an item that you have not handled before. To determine its
cleaning process, you check the item's - ✔✔12-digit packaging code
✔✔An item has a cleaning code of "1". What does that mean? - ✔✔You decide the best
way to clean the item without injuring the item
✔✔Which statement is NOT a basic cleaning and drying requirement? - ✔✔Avoid
manually drying items
✔✔To decide the best cleaning process (or processes) for an item, you should consider
the - ✔✔type of contaminant(s) and the item's characteristics
✔✔An item requires immediate, heat-based drying. Using the approved drying process,
you can either put the item under and infrared lamp or - ✔✔put it in a heated-air oven
✔✔Which of the approved drying processes DO NOT use heat? - ✔✔Allowing the item
to drip-dry in a drainer
Wiping the item dry with lint-free cloths
Blowing off moisture with compressed air
✔✔Which publication defines item preservation requirements for military items? -
✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1
✔✔Where would you go to find out which preservative material this item requires?
, P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, ,BG,B,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Table J-III
✔✔Which type of preservative releases vapors that form an invisible protective film
around an item to protect it from corrosion? - ✔✔Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors (VCI)
✔✔Where would you go to find out which cushioning material this item requires?
P,B,000,32,1,13,GH,ZZ Z Z, , BG,B,ED,P,00,B - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1 Table J-V
✔✔Which of these preservatives is considered permanent? - ✔✔Paint
✔✔You're packaging an item that requires A-A-59135 packaging material, but you don't
have any in the shop. What action should you take? - ✔✔Use a material that meets or
exceeds the requirement
✔✔Which type of heat sealer should NOT be used on thin plastic barrier material? -
✔✔Continuous heat sealer
✔✔When handling a static-sensitive device, which precaution should you take? -
✔✔Use a static-safe workstation
✔✔Which military method of preservation is used to protect against watervapor? -
✔✔Method 40
✔✔Which specific MOP procedure does this item require?
P,B,000,32,1,07,GH,ZZ Z,Z , BG, B, ED,P,00,B - ✔✔Container, waterproof bag, heat
sealed
✔✔Where can you find descriptions of specialized, alphabetic methods of preservation
that are more detailed than the standard MOP codes? - ✔✔MIL-STD-2073-1, Table J-Ia
✔✔Which military method of preservation uses activated desiccant to absorb moisture?
- ✔✔Method 50
✔✔Which items are required for all MOP 50 submethods? - ✔✔Desiccant
Method 50 label
humidity indicator
✔✔You are packaging an item in accordance with Method 30. The item is 20 inches
wide by 40 inches long by 10 inches high. What width of barrier material do you need? -
✔✔103 inches
