Individual Protection
ECBC Engineering provides timely,
effective, technical and operational
support for Joint Project Managers
- Individual Protection (JPM-IP)
hardware to champion quality
improvements and to enhance
equipment capabilities while reducing
cost of ownership of IP items.
Capabilities
- Support the M40/M42/M45/M48 series mask program sustainment and production efforts
- Monitor the M40/M42/M45/M48 series mask production at Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR to assist the program manager in preventing potential sustainment issues by minimizing disruptions
- Investigate and analyze logistical and technical improvements to the M40/M42/M45/M48 Protective Masks
- Support the Joint Equipment Assessment Program (JEAP) and the Chemical Biological Equipment Repair Team (CBERT)
- Develop knowledge of the M40/M42/M45/M48 mask systems and their associated defect categories used in field assessments
- Maintain knowledge of mask degradation trends through the JEAP and CBERT and provide support to the field and the program management office through briefings and other updates
- Travel to various sites to assess the M40/M42/M45 series mask program, as well as the JEAP and CBERT
Equipment
- M40A1/M42A2 series protective mask
- M45 protective mask and M48 Apache aviator mask
- Joint Equipment Assessment Unit (JEAU) Edgewood
- Defensive Chemical Test Equipment (DCTE)
- Joint Service General Purpose Mask (M50/51)
- Joint Service Chemical Environment Survivability Mask (M52)
- M53 Chemical Biological Mask
