The effects of corrosion impact readiness, reliability, supply, maintenance, and the cost of Department of Defense weapon systems.  While corrosion affects many industries, the DoD has unique corrosion related issues which creates an enormous burden for the all the services.  For example, in 1998, the U. S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) found that corrosion damage costs $850 per cargo truck per year in replacement parts.  The Army of the Pacific spends $3.2 million per year on vehicle corrosion control and prevention.  For the M198 howitzer, 41 percent of the combat failures and 39 percent of the total maintenance hours are due to corrosion. 

AMMTIAC has assembled a collection of DoD technical documents that chronicles the research efforts in finding solutions for corrosive environments.  This unique collection seeks to address many of the challenges faced by the DoD.