DEFENSE BASIC PRESERVATION AND PACKING
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 | QUESTIONS AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | LATEST UPDATE
2025/26
You have received items you've never packaged before. Where do you find their
preservation and packaging requirements? -CORRECT ANSWER Army Publishing
website
You found an item's 12-digit packaging code. To look it up, you need to use the tables in
-CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 12-digit packaging code
An item has a cleaning code of "1". What does that mean? -CORRECT ANSWER You
decide the best way to clean the item without injuring the item
Which statement is NOT a basic cleaning and drying requirement? -CORRECT
ANSWER Avoid manually drying items
To decide the best cleaning process (or processes) for an item, you should consider the
-CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER put it in a
heated-air oven
Which of the approved drying processes DO NOT use heat? -CORRECT ANSWER
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER MIL-STD-2073-1
Table J-V
Which of these preservatives is considered permanent? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER Use a
material that meets or exceeds the requirement
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 | QUESTIONS AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | LATEST UPDATE
2025/26
You have received items you've never packaged before. Where do you find their
preservation and packaging requirements? -CORRECT ANSWER Army Publishing
website
You found an item's 12-digit packaging code. To look it up, you need to use the tables in
-CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 12-digit packaging code
An item has a cleaning code of "1". What does that mean? -CORRECT ANSWER You
decide the best way to clean the item without injuring the item
Which statement is NOT a basic cleaning and drying requirement? -CORRECT
ANSWER Avoid manually drying items
To decide the best cleaning process (or processes) for an item, you should consider the
-CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER put it in a
heated-air oven
Which of the approved drying processes DO NOT use heat? -CORRECT ANSWER
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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 -CORRECT ANSWER MIL-STD-2073-1
Table J-V
Which of these preservatives is considered permanent? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER Use a
material that meets or exceeds the requirement
