MILITARY MARKING FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

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MIL-STD-129R

18 February 2014

SUPERSEDING

MIL-STD-129P

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19 September 2007

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

STANDARD PRACTICE

MILITARY MARKING

FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

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MIL-STD-129R

FOREWORD

1. This standard is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
2. This standard is to be cited only for military marking for shipment and storage. 3. This standard incorporates MIL-HDBK-129.
4. This revision has resulted in numerous changes to MIL-STD-129 Revision P, Change 4, but the most significant ones are:
a. If a single two-dimension (PDF417) bar code cannot accommodate all the information for the included item information, a set of Macro PDF417 bar codes encode the identification information and the UII information. See Appendix A.
b. A marking exception is provided for DoD originated shipments overpacked for convenience of handling.
c. Palletized unit loads are specifically called out for identification and bar code marking. d. The military shipping label (MSL) format includes a transportation tracking number (TTN) as a conditional data element that is only included if the system can generate and encode it.
e. The 2D (PDF417) bar code is recommended for use in all packaging identification marking and some figures are modified to remove the linear (Code 39) bar codes. f. Packing list requirements are defined to be one of two types: 1) a content packing list for package contents not marked on the packaging, to include sets, kits, and assemblies; 2) a