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Middle School Briefing

West PointUXO Safety Program

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What Is UXO?

UXO stands for unexploded ordnance.

Ordnance is what we call ammunition, such as:• Bullets, bombs, duds, grenades,

blasting caps, shells and fuses

Unexploded ordnance is:• Ammunition that was fired but didn’t explode • Ammunition that could explode • New or old...Shiny or rusty…clean or dirty

All of it is dangerous!

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Some UXO Is Hard to Identify

UXO can be found in many shapes, sizes, and types.

• Size doesn’t matter. Small items can kill or injure.

• Age doesn’t matter. Old rusty items can kill or injure.

• Items may not look bad, but they are dangerous!

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Length = approx. 4 to 4.5 Length = approx. 4 to 4.5 inchesinchesDiameter = approx. 1.5 Diameter = approx. 1.5 inchesinches

UXO Examples

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UXO Examples

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Length = approx. 2 feetLength = approx. 2 feetDiameter = approx. 4 Diameter = approx. 4 inchesinches

UXO Examples

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UXO Examples

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Length = 1.5 feetLength = 1.5 feetDiameter = approximately 4 inchesDiameter = approximately 4 inches

UXO Examples

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UXO Examples

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UXO Is Dangerous!

People have been seriously hurt or killed by UXO:

• Do not touch anything that could be UXO.

• Do not enter areas with “Danger” signs.

TRAINING RANGE

KEEP OUT

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Learn What To Do…

• Keep Yourself and Your Friends Safe!

• Recognize!• Retreat! • Report!

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Recognize It.

If you find UXO:• It may not look deadly - but it is!• Leave it alone.• Try and remember the area where you

found the UXO.

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Retreat!

• Don’t touch it. Don’t go near it.• Leave the area.

IMPACT AREA KEEP OUT

TRAINING RANGE

KEEP OUT

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Report it!

Tell an adult if you find something that could be UXO:

• a parent• a teacher• a military police officer• a firefighter

• Call West Point Military Police at: (845) 938-3333• If someone is injured by UXO, call 911 immediately!

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Remember What To Do If You Find UXO…

– Recognize it

– Retreat

– Report it

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Be Safe!

• UXO can kill you.

• If you find UXO, leave it alone.

• Tell an adult if you find UXO.

• Keep yourself and your friends safe.