Transcript Ammo Handler Course

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- A056=5.56mm ball M16A2
 UIC- WGGGG0 = 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:
-R1Q 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 2x e-5 or higher to
received ammo
 Military vehicle (w/equipment)
 25,000 fine for mismarking a vehicle
 Route: QASAS(Vehicle inspectionDD626)-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 24Hrs, 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
 1st 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 14a
by 0-5 in the COC