Which guidance governs how explosive locations must be sited?

Which guidance governs how explosive locations must be sited?

• A. DESR 6055.09 AFMAN 91-201
• B. AFMAN 91-201
• C. Both DESR 6055.09 and AFMAN 91-201
• D. Neither

Answer: (C)

Siting explosive locations is governed by both the DoD-wide rules and the service’s implementation guidance. The DESR 6055.09 provides the overarching explosive safety requirements used across the DoD, including general criteria for siting and distance separations to protect people and property. AFMAN 91-201 then takes those baseline standards and translates them into Air Force-specific procedures, installation-level practices, and responsibilities for planning, approving, and inspecting explosive facilities. Using both ensures the requirements are not only technically sound at the DoD level but also practically applicable and enforceable on Air Force bases. Relying on only one source would either miss the broader DoD baseline or omit the Air Force’s concrete, field-ready guidance.

Siting explosive locations is governed by both the DoD-wide rules and the service’s implementation guidance. The DESR 6055.09 provides the overarching explosive safety requirements used across the DoD, including general criteria for siting and distance separations to protect people and property. AFMAN 91-201 then takes those baseline standards and translates them into Air Force-specific procedures, installation-level practices, and responsibilities for planning, approving, and inspecting explosive facilities. Using both ensures the requirements are not only technically sound at the DoD level but also practically applicable and enforceable on Air Force bases. Relying on only one source would either miss the broader DoD baseline or omit the Air Force’s concrete, field-ready guidance.