INTRODUCTION TO AMMUNITION EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Cartridges for shotguns and .50 caliber and smaller cartridges are
which category of ammunition?
Answer: Small arms ammunition
◉ Ammunition pallets may be made from which of the following
material?
Answer: Wood, metal, or steel
◉ What is not a purpose of a pallet?
Answer: to protect from lightning
◉ How are outer packs designed to be stacked?
Answer: Side by side and on top of each other
◉ Identify and select the national stock number (NSN) on the
package and submit.
Answer: Example: 1305-01-534-2702
,◉ Identify and select the Department of Defense Identification Code
(DODIC) on the package and submit.
Answer: Example: L477
◉ Which marking on rocket and missile outer packs indicates which
end should be pointed in the direction of the least hazard?
Answer: Nose End
◉ What do markings always identify on ammunition?
Answer: Ammunition Type
◉ What is the nomenclature for the contents of this outer pack?
Answer: CTGS, 7.62mm Match
◉ What indicates a small arms ammo item is a dummy round and
therefore used for practicing loading weapons and simulating firing?
Answer: There is a hole in the ammo item
◉ The Cardinal Rule states that all operations must expose the
minimum number of ________ for the minimum amount of ________ to
the minimum amount of ________ to be consistent with safe
operations.
Answer: People, time, explosives
, ◉ According to this bay limit sign, how much explosives can be in
this bay?
Answer: 480 lbs or less
◉ According to this bay limit sign, how many people can be in the
operating bay?
Answer: 11
◉ You report to a workshop to pack hazardous materials. What tools
do you use?
Answer: Tools required by the SOP
◉ Which facility is shown in the image?
Answer: Earth-covered magazine
◉ Which of the following protects ammo from weather?Select three.
Answer: AGM, ECM
◉ What do chemical symbols identify?
Answer: The personal protective equipment that must be worn by
emergency responders
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Cartridges for shotguns and .50 caliber and smaller cartridges are
which category of ammunition?
Answer: Small arms ammunition
◉ Ammunition pallets may be made from which of the following
material?
Answer: Wood, metal, or steel
◉ What is not a purpose of a pallet?
Answer: to protect from lightning
◉ How are outer packs designed to be stacked?
Answer: Side by side and on top of each other
◉ Identify and select the national stock number (NSN) on the
package and submit.
Answer: Example: 1305-01-534-2702
,◉ Identify and select the Department of Defense Identification Code
(DODIC) on the package and submit.
Answer: Example: L477
◉ Which marking on rocket and missile outer packs indicates which
end should be pointed in the direction of the least hazard?
Answer: Nose End
◉ What do markings always identify on ammunition?
Answer: Ammunition Type
◉ What is the nomenclature for the contents of this outer pack?
Answer: CTGS, 7.62mm Match
◉ What indicates a small arms ammo item is a dummy round and
therefore used for practicing loading weapons and simulating firing?
Answer: There is a hole in the ammo item
◉ The Cardinal Rule states that all operations must expose the
minimum number of ________ for the minimum amount of ________ to
the minimum amount of ________ to be consistent with safe
operations.
Answer: People, time, explosives
, ◉ According to this bay limit sign, how much explosives can be in
this bay?
Answer: 480 lbs or less
◉ According to this bay limit sign, how many people can be in the
operating bay?
Answer: 11
◉ You report to a workshop to pack hazardous materials. What tools
do you use?
Answer: Tools required by the SOP
◉ Which facility is shown in the image?
Answer: Earth-covered magazine
◉ Which of the following protects ammo from weather?Select three.
Answer: AGM, ECM
◉ What do chemical symbols identify?
Answer: The personal protective equipment that must be worn by
emergency responders
