APPLICATION OF US ARMY ESQD PRINCIPLES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026

APPLICATION OF US LATEST
ARMY ESQD
PRINCIPLES EXAM
What is the maximum amount of net explosives weight (NEW) you can
store in this potential explosion site (PES)?


PES: operating building HD 1.1
D=373 ft (barricade)
ES: operating building - ANSWERS-30,000 lbs
50,000 lbs
>70,000 lbs<
100,000 lbs


What is the minimum separation distance between this potential
explosion site (PES) and exposed site (ES)?


AGM HD 1.1 NEW=50,000 lbs
7-Bar ECM, side-facing HD 1.1 NEW=50,000 lbs - ANSWERS-46 ft
101 ft
>166 ft<
221 ft
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, APPLICATION OF US LATEST
ARMY ESQD
PRINCIPLES EXAM

What is the maximum amount of net explosive weight (NEW) you can
store in this potential explosion site (PES)?


PES: barricaded AGM HD 1.1
D=275 ft
ES: 7-bar ECM, rear-facing - ANSWERS-100,000 lbs
150,000 lbs
>200,000 lbs<
300,000 lbs


What is the net explosive weight of HD 1.2.1 AE items? - ANSWERS-
>Over 1.60 lbs NEW<
OVer 2.0 lbs NEW
Equal to or less than 1.60 lbs NEW
Equal to or less than 1.0 lbs NEW




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, APPLICATION OF US LATEST
ARMY ESQD
PRINCIPLES EXAM
Based on a given quantity and ammunition and explosives disposition,
Maximum Credible Event (MCE) is the - ANSWERS-best single event
to likely occur
least likely event to occur
most common single event likely to occur
>worst single event likely to occur<


What is the minimum separation distance between this potential
explosion site (PES) and exposed site (ES)?


AGS (L) HD 1.2.1 NEW=100,000 lbs MCE=150 lbs
7-Bar ECM, rear-facing HD 1.2.1 NEW=75,000 lbs MCE=150 lbs -
ANSWERS-100 ft
200 ft
300 ft
>As dictated by firefighting or security specified by the DoD
component<




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