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packaging activity within the Military Department or Defense Agency, or within the Military
Department's System Command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military
Department's or Defense Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by
contacting the responsible packaging activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but
is not mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. Bags covered by this specification are intended for use in specialized
military methods of preservation. The barrier materials, from which these bags are constructed of,
are all approved and military unique and provide the necessary requirements for protection from
exposure to the extremes of the navy/naval aviation environment. There are no commercial
equivalents that meet the requirements necessary to protect materiel that is exposed to the
operational naval aviation environment. Specifically, Methods of Preservation 31, 32, 33, 41, 42,
51, and 52 utilize these bags in order to provide the specialized military preservation required by
MIL-STD-2073-1.
6.1.1 Classes A and H bags. Class A and H bags are intended for preserving electrostatic
discharge sensitive items.
6.1.2 Class B bags. Class B bags are intended for preserving items that require waterproof
protection as specified in MIL-STD-2073-1, Method 31and Method 32.
6.1.3 Class C bags. Class C bags are intended for preserving items that require greaseproof
protection in addition to waterproof protection as specified in MIL-STD-2073-1 Method 33.
6.1.4 Class E bags. Class E bags are intended for preserving items that require
watervaporproof, waterproof, and greaseproof protection as specified in MIL-STD-2073-1,
Method 41, 42, 51, and 52.
6.1.5 Class F bags. Class F bags are intended for preserving electrostatic discharge sensitive
items. They also provide electromagnetic interference and electrostatic shielding protection.
Additionally, these bags provide the watervaporproof protection as specified in
MIL-STD-2073-1, Method 41 and Method 51.
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