Individual Protection
ECBC Engineering provides timely, effective, technical and operational support for Individual Protection (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 production and sustainment efforts
- Monitor the M40/M42/M45/M48 series mask production at Pine Bluff Arsenal, to assist the JPM in preventing potential sustainment issues by maximizing quality
- 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) to maintain the quality of fielded items
- 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
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
