Ammo Handler Course Instructor Your Name Introduction

Ammo Handler Course ¨Instructor: Your Name

Introduction ¨ Ammunition accountability ¨ Top down involvement ¨ Dangers of handling w/out proper training ¨ Theft and unlawful possession

Overview ¨ FOUR TYPES OF AMMUNITION: ¨ Basic Load (UBL)- accounted for using Property Book procedures. Authorized by AR 710 -2 and MACOM Regulation ¨ Operational Load- used for guard CAT I & II Ammunition. Accounted for using Property Book procedures IAW DA PAM 710 -2 -1

Cont. ¨ Training Ammunition- AR 5 -13, accounted for using TAMS procedures IAW FB Reg 700 -4 & DA PAM 710 -2 -1 ¨ Residue- Is considered ammunition. If you lose residue, you must fill out a DA Form 5811 -R (Sign by 05 or above)

Cont. ¨ Ammunition amounts per training event found in STRAC manuals. -(1) DA Pam 350 -38 (conventional forces) -(2) DA Pam 350 -39 (special forces)

Common Acronyms ¨ DODAAC- Is a 6 figure address code (checking account #) ¨ DODAC- Department of Defense Ammunition Code ¨ DODIC- A 056=5. 56 mm ball M 16 A 2 ¨ UIC- WGGGG 0 = HHC Your Unit

SAFETY ¨ Never use live ammo in a classroom ¨ Never use mortars for overhead fire ¨ Keep ammo covered & off the ground (6”) ¨ Never transport in passenger compartment ¨ No stacking above sidewalls unless banded to a pallet

SAFETY ¨ NEVER put C-4 w/blasting caps or Arty rounds w/fuses ¨ Use of HC & colored smoke requires a gas mask

FORECASTING ¨ Forecasts cover a 12 month period ¨ Unforecasted requests are considered on a case by case basis by MMC ¨ CONUS training ammo forecasts require to be submitted NLT 120 days in advance ¨ OCONUS training ammo forecasts require to be submitted NLT 180 days in advance

REQUESTING AMMUNITION ¨ DA Form 1687 w/Assumption of command orders(Good for 1 year), DA Form 1687 must go through CDR and PMO for Criminal records check. ¨ No Photocopies ¨ Request to the nearest whole unit of pack, 7 items may be request on DA Form 581, if more items use DA Form 581 -1 (max of 3)

CONT. ¨ Document # on DA 581’s and 5615’s contain 14 characters ¨ Only personnel in grade E-7 or above can request Ammo ¨ 30 days of training ammo per DA 581 ¨ Request Non-TAMS items on a separate DA 581 ¨ When requesting a range to train w/explosive need to take a copy of DA 2203 -R & issue DA 581 to range control

CONT. ¨ Only 1 Training Event Code (TEC) per DA 581 ¨ The most common training event code are: -R 1 Q TRC-A(Regular Army Units) Qualification/Familiarization -LFX Live fire exercises -FTX Field Training exercises

CONT. ¨ Must arrive at ASP 5 working days prior to pick-up(not including the day of pick up) memo sign by an 0 -6 if late Paper trail: - 581’s to ITAM then to ASP - Div Units take 581’s to DAO first

FUNCTIONS OF QASAS ¨ Ensure ammo safety/serviceability ¨ Monitor audit trails & physical security ¨ Monitor ranges and arms rooms ¨ Assist Class V EDRE’s & deployments ¨ Inspect/classify ammo and explosives ¨ Inspect vehicle and loads ¨ Assist in ammo safety/storage/transport/use & destruction

ISSUE/TRANSPORT ¨ RESIDUE IS AMMUNITION ¨ Driver and assistant driver must be HAZMAT qualified-one E-5 or above must be currently Ammo Handler qualified ¨ CAT I requires an unarmed escort plus an armed guard (5 rds) ¨ CAT II requires armed guard required for live turn in

CONT. ¨ CAT I & II requires 2 x e-5 or higher to received ammo ¨ Military vehicle (w/equipment) ¨ 25, 000 fine for mismarking a vehicle ¨ Route: QASAS(Vehicle inspection-DD 626)ASP-ammo bunker Qasas(load inspection) ¨ DD form 836* required for ammo transport on public highways

CONT. ¨ AMMUNITION HOLDING AREA (AHA) ¨ Can store in AHA for up to 5 days in your vehicle or in a CONEX ¨ AHA hours are _____ & _____ ¨ Allowed to enter AHA once every 24 Hrs, if your name is the 1687 ¨ Sorting and repacking is never permitted in the AHA/vehicle reinspection require

CONT. ¨ Cat I & II take directly to range never main post or off post w/o authority ¨ Unit can transport live ammo w/residue if: -you only have one vehicle available -Ammo is kept as far from residue as possible- clearly divided

ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE RANGE ¨ Ammo handlers issue ammo to Range OIC (E-7 or above) on DA 5515 after a through briefing ¨ DOC # on a DA 5515 comes from unit document register(S-4) ¨ Same DA 5515 used for issue & turn-in of unused ammo ¨ Ammo receiver not remaining on the range issue ammo to ammo handlers

CONT. ¨ Lot # integrity must be maintained- the lot # identifies the manufacture and date of manufacture ¨ Open one box of ammo at a time ¨ Ammo inspection certificate signed by E-7 or higher for each open container of live ammo for turn-in ¨ Keep residue (brass & trash) separate from live ammo & off the ground at least 6”

CONT. ¨ A paper trail of all documents used in the issue, transport, control, expenditure and turn-in of ammo is subject to inspection by QASA at any time. ¨ RSO (E-6 & above) sign DA Form 5962 -R for expended CAT I & II items on establish range, Warrant officer or above sign 5962 -R for expended CAT I & II items on an other than established range

EPA’s MILITARY MUNITIONS RULE 40 CFR SUBTITLE C EFF: 12 AUG 98 ¨ Used munitions are hazardous waste when transported from the range for the purpose of storage, redamation treatment, or disposal ¨ Training, testing, range clearance opns are not waste activities but require 3 years of record keeping

RULE-2 ¨ Records of used ammo included tng standards & how conducted ¨ DOT transport rules inspectable ¨ Buried or abandoned- damaged or deteriorated ammo ¨ 24 hrs notification loss or theft ¨ Failure to comply will cost us our conditional exemption & oval 27, 500 or criminal 50, 000/day fines & 5 year jail time

LIVE RESIDUE TURN IN ¨ Paper trail: QASAS(live) ASP- residue yard - reconciliation clerk ¨ Ammunition accounts must be reconciled within 5 days after training event or unit will be placed on the delinquent list ¨ 1 st 0 -5 in COC signs 5811 -R if: -live turn-in damaged through other than FWT (report survey IAW AR 15 -6 initiated)

CONT. ¨ Use DA 5811 -R if residue is stolen or lost but must be sign by 0 -6 ¨ Live Ammo must be turn-in NLT 24 hrs

AMNESTY PROGRAM ¨ Ensure max recovery of Ammo ¨ All AFOP will be considered dangerous ¨ Only EOD touch it. ¨ Small Quantities no paper require, Large Quantities DA 581, block 11 should said “amended return” must be sign in block 14 a by 0 -5 in the COC