Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com *Army Regulation 70–38 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 15 September 1979 Effective 15 September 1979 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION OF MATERIEL FOR EXTREME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS w a s a u t h e n t i c a t e d b y E . C . M e y e r , G e n e r a l , U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m y C h i e f o f S t a f f , a n d J . C . P e n n i n g t o n , M a j o r G e n e r a l , U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m y , T h e Adjutant General. The proponent agency of this regulation is the Office of the Chief of Engineers. Army management control process. Not applicable. S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n .
L o c a l s u p p l e m e n t a - tion of this regulation is prohibited, except upon approval of the Chief of Engineers. I n t e r i m c h a n g e s . I n t e r i m c h a n g e s t o this regulation are not official unless they are authenticated by The Adjutant Gener- al. Users will destroy interim changes on their expiration dates unless superseded or rescinded. Suggested Improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom- m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n d Blank Forms) direct to HQDA (DAEN- RD) WASH DC 20314. D i s t r i b u t i o n .
T o b e d i s t r i b u t e d i n a c - cordance with DA Form 12-9A require- m e n t s f o r A R , R e s e a r c h a n d Development. S u m m a r y . T h i s r e g u l a t i o n p r e s c r i b e s p o l i c i e s , r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , a n d p l a n n i n g guidance for realistic consideration of cli- matic conditions in the research, develop- m e n t , t e s t , a n d e v a l u a t i o n ( R D T E ) o f material used in combat by the Army. Applicability. This regulation applies to items of materiel developed by the Army.
I t a l s o a p p l i e s t o i t e m s o f m a t e r i e l developed by another Service to meet Ar- my’s requirements and Army (a) approves t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s d o c u m e n t s , ( b ) h a s budget responsibility and (c) is the user. H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n w a s o r i g i n a l l y p r i n t e d o n 1 A u g u s t 1 9 7 9 . I t w a s a u t h e n t i c a t e d b y E . C . M e y e r , G e n e r a l , United States Army Chief of Staff, and J. C . P e n n i n g t o n , M a j o r G e n e r a l , U n i t e d States Army, The Adjutant General.
This e l e c t r o n i c e d i t i o n p u b l i s h e s t h e b a s i c 1 A u g u s t 1 9 7 9 e d i t i o n a n d i n c o r p o r a t e s Change 1. Change 1 to this regulation was printed on 15 September 1979. Change 1 Proponent and exception authority. Active Army: C ARNG: NONE USAR: NONE Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, page 1 Purpose. • 1–1, page 1 Applicability. • 1–2, page 1 Explanation of terms. • 1–3, page 1 Objective. • 1–4, page 3 Design and test policy. • 1–5, page 3 Major responsibilities. • 1–6, page 4 Limitations. • 1–7, page 5 Application of design values. • 1–8, page 5 Climatic testing.
• 1–9, page 5 Chapter 2 CLIMATIC CRITERIA, page 6 *This regulation supersedes AR 70-38, 5 May 1969. AR 70–38 • 15 September 1979 i UNCLASSIFIED