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Home Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate Response

The Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate uses the Mobile Munitions Assessment System (MMAS) to provide analysis of recovered items with unknown fills. MMAS uses non-intrusive assessment equipment to rapidly provide detailed information on recovered items and distribute that information to appropriate authorities, reducing risk to the public, military and emergency personnel.

MMAS

Mobile Munitions Assessment System (MMAS) provides analysis of recovered items with unknown fills by:

  • Traveling to the site where recovered munitions are found
  • Rapidly identifying the contents and condition of recovered items
  • Providing detailed analysis with minimal handling
View the MMAS Fact Sheet

1) Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy System (PINS)

PINS accurately detects the presence of chemical elements by using neutron particles to produce a unique energy spectrum emitted by chemicals inside the munition.
Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy System (PINS)

2) Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography System (DRCT)

DRCT uses X-ray technology to vertically scan recovered munitions on a rotating platform, reproducing a high- quality digital image of their interiors to determine whether a liquid fill is present as well as the explosive potential of the item.
Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography System (DRCT)

3) Raman Spectrometer

Raman Spectrometer identifies the contents of glass bottles that were part of Chemical Agent Identification Sets (CAIS), used for training decades ago. This technology uses a fiber optic probe and laser.
Raman Spectrometer

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Mountain

The mountain has been an element that has graced many of the past depot emblems, representing Pike’s Peak.

Missile

The Pershing Missile in the center represents one of the most prominent missions of the depot in the 1980s.

Hawk

The hawk represents native depot wildlife, the present and future mission of the environmental programs, and was also the name of one of the missile systems supplied by the depot during its missile mission in the 1950s and 60s.

Insignias

The branch insignia of both the U.S. Army Chemical Corps and Ordnance Corps represent the depot’s command structure through its history as both an ordnance and a chemical depot.

Colors & Text

The colors cobalt blue and yellow gold are representative of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps. “Pueblo Depot” is representative of the installation throughout its history. “1942” is the date of establishment. “Safety” and “Service” capture the continued and historical depot missions.

Motto

The motto translates to “A Common Good.”

Sun

The rising sun denotes the dawning of a new day without chemical weapons and the organization’s mission to safely destroy chemical weapons stockpile, thus changing the future of modern warfare.

Wheat

The three stalks of wheat symbolize the harvest of hope that has been secured through industry, cultivation and abundance. It also refers to the unit’s chemical/biological, smoke/obscurant and support to Homeland security industrial base missions at Pine Bluff Arsenal.

Eagle

The double-headed eagle suggests the two CMA methods for stockpile chemical weapons disposal, incineration and neutralization. These methods’ roots are traced back to Project Eagle I (incinerating of mustard agents) and Eagle II (neutralizing nerve agents).

Olive Branch

The olive branch signifies peace and the Activity’s commitment to abide by the stipulations of the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty and assisting other nations.

Octagon

The octagon alludes to the eight original chemical weapons stockpile storage sites in the United States.