Management

Army Munitions Requirements, Prioritization, and Authorizations Management Policy

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

JAMES C. MCCONVILLE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision.

Summary. This regulation prescribes policies governing the Army's management of requirements, priorities and authorizations of Department of Defense military munitions (commonly referred to as ammunition and explosives) and the management of the Total Ammunition Management Information System.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. It also applies to the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and the National Defense Cadet Corps.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7. The DCSDCSDeputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7, G-3/5/7 has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with applicable law and regulations. The DCSDCSDeputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7, G-3/5/7 may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix C).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, available at

email: usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-3-5-7.list.dcs-g3-damo-tra@mail.mil/.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggest improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to email: usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-3-5-7.list.dcs-g3-damo-tra@mail.mil/.

Committee management. AR 15-39 requires the proponent to justify establishing/continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Department of the Army Committee Management Office (AARP-ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Building 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5527). Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation, later takes on the characteristics of a committee, as found in the AR 15-39, then the proponent will follow all AR 15-39 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a committee.

Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 5-13, dated 8 October 2015.