DEFENSE BASIC PRESERVATION AND PACKING FINAL
PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which fast pack is designed for narrow electronic items like control panels and
transformers? - ✔✔horizontal star
✔✔You are packaging a small, fragile item for shipment. Which cushioning method will
protect it best? - ✔✔white box
✔✔Which cushioning material is most appropriate for an item that requires heavy-duty
cushioning or light-duty blocking-and-bracing? - ✔✔closed cell foam
✔✔Which image shows lumber and plywood as blocking-and-bracing - ✔✔one with a
whole
✔✔You built wooden block-and-bracing structures for an item but still need to add
stability. What is the solution shown here? - ✔✔metal bracket
✔✔Which image shows foam-in-place blocking-and-bracing? - ✔✔black tube
✔✔You're packaging several small, sturdy, lightweight items in one box, What is the
most cost-effective method for keeping them separated and protected? - ✔✔fiberboard
partitions
✔✔This type of item can withstand significant impact without damage, so it is often
blocked and braced, but may not need cushioning. - ✔✔rugged
✔✔You're attempting to pack a large, awkward item that would be much easier to ship if
it was partially disassembled. Which action should you take? - ✔✔Get permission from
the proper authority to disassemble the item
✔✔Which cushioning method is used for sensitive electronics shipped in racks or
transport cases? - ✔✔suspension/shock mounts
✔✔Which cushioning method is often used for consumer electronic items when a full
floated package is not cost-effective? - ✔✔side pads
✔✔Which marking identifies the military shipment label (MSL)? - ✔✔C
✔✔Which publication provides general standards for outer container markings? -
✔✔MIL-STD-129
, ✔✔Which marking is NOT included on the outer container label? - ✔✔item
nomenclature
✔✔You are shipping a large DoD container. What special tagging is required for global
tracking? - ✔✔Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
✔✔What special marking uses a three-position alphanumeric code to expedite critical
shipments? - ✔✔Project Code
✔✔Which bar code must include human-readable interpretation (HRI) markings? -
✔✔Linear Bar Code
✔✔The labels shown here provide guidance on a shipment's specific handling needs.
They are known as - ✔✔Special markings
✔✔What is the most common size of a pallet? - ✔✔40 x 48 inches
✔✔Which of these is a 4-way entry, double wing, stringer pallet? - ✔✔the lighter one
with the edges hanging over
✔✔Which of these is a 2-way entry, double wing, blocked pallet? - ✔✔the darker one
with the edges hanging over
✔✔Which of these is a 4-way entry, flush, stringer pallet? - ✔✔the darker one that is
flush
✔✔Which of these is a 2-way entry, blocked pallet? - ✔✔the lighter one that is flush
✔✔Which publication contains the military standards for pallets and palletization? -
✔✔MIL-STD-147
✔✔You are loading a pallet. Where do you look up the load pattern? - ✔✔MIL-STD-147,
Appendix B
✔✔You are loading a pallet and need to determine its load pattern. Which two container
measurements do you need in order to locate the load pattern number in MIL-STD-147
Table B-I? - ✔✔Length and width
✔✔Areas shaded black on a load pattern represent empty areas that - ✔✔must be filled
with stability dunnage
✔✔Which of these pallet loads has an overhang? - ✔✔the one with the black cylinders
PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which fast pack is designed for narrow electronic items like control panels and
transformers? - ✔✔horizontal star
✔✔You are packaging a small, fragile item for shipment. Which cushioning method will
protect it best? - ✔✔white box
✔✔Which cushioning material is most appropriate for an item that requires heavy-duty
cushioning or light-duty blocking-and-bracing? - ✔✔closed cell foam
✔✔Which image shows lumber and plywood as blocking-and-bracing - ✔✔one with a
whole
✔✔You built wooden block-and-bracing structures for an item but still need to add
stability. What is the solution shown here? - ✔✔metal bracket
✔✔Which image shows foam-in-place blocking-and-bracing? - ✔✔black tube
✔✔You're packaging several small, sturdy, lightweight items in one box, What is the
most cost-effective method for keeping them separated and protected? - ✔✔fiberboard
partitions
✔✔This type of item can withstand significant impact without damage, so it is often
blocked and braced, but may not need cushioning. - ✔✔rugged
✔✔You're attempting to pack a large, awkward item that would be much easier to ship if
it was partially disassembled. Which action should you take? - ✔✔Get permission from
the proper authority to disassemble the item
✔✔Which cushioning method is used for sensitive electronics shipped in racks or
transport cases? - ✔✔suspension/shock mounts
✔✔Which cushioning method is often used for consumer electronic items when a full
floated package is not cost-effective? - ✔✔side pads
✔✔Which marking identifies the military shipment label (MSL)? - ✔✔C
✔✔Which publication provides general standards for outer container markings? -
✔✔MIL-STD-129
, ✔✔Which marking is NOT included on the outer container label? - ✔✔item
nomenclature
✔✔You are shipping a large DoD container. What special tagging is required for global
tracking? - ✔✔Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
✔✔What special marking uses a three-position alphanumeric code to expedite critical
shipments? - ✔✔Project Code
✔✔Which bar code must include human-readable interpretation (HRI) markings? -
✔✔Linear Bar Code
✔✔The labels shown here provide guidance on a shipment's specific handling needs.
They are known as - ✔✔Special markings
✔✔What is the most common size of a pallet? - ✔✔40 x 48 inches
✔✔Which of these is a 4-way entry, double wing, stringer pallet? - ✔✔the lighter one
with the edges hanging over
✔✔Which of these is a 2-way entry, double wing, blocked pallet? - ✔✔the darker one
with the edges hanging over
✔✔Which of these is a 4-way entry, flush, stringer pallet? - ✔✔the darker one that is
flush
✔✔Which of these is a 2-way entry, blocked pallet? - ✔✔the lighter one that is flush
✔✔Which publication contains the military standards for pallets and palletization? -
✔✔MIL-STD-147
✔✔You are loading a pallet. Where do you look up the load pattern? - ✔✔MIL-STD-147,
Appendix B
✔✔You are loading a pallet and need to determine its load pattern. Which two container
measurements do you need in order to locate the load pattern number in MIL-STD-147
Table B-I? - ✔✔Length and width
✔✔Areas shaded black on a load pattern represent empty areas that - ✔✔must be filled
with stability dunnage
✔✔Which of these pallet loads has an overhang? - ✔✔the one with the black cylinders
