THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARMY OF THE AROUND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
11 April 2025
*Army Regulation 700–37
Effective 11 May 2025

Logistics
Packaging of Army Materiel

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision.

Authorities. This regulation implements DoDI 4140.01 and DoDM 4140.01, Volume 9.

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, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent 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 their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific requirements.

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 B).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4, usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-4.mbx.publications@army.mil.

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.

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, Special Programs Directorate at email usarmy.pentagon.hqda-hsa.mbx.committee-management@army.mil. Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation later takes on the characteristics of a committee as found in AR 15–39, then the proponent will follow all AR 15–39 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a committee.

*This regulation supersedes AR 700–37, dated 23 March 2017.

AR 700–37 • 11 April 2025

UNCLASSIFIED

Borders

drum A cylindrical shipping container with straight sides and flat, convex, or embossed ends is designed for storage and shipment as an unsupported outer package that may be shipped without boxing or crating. It may be made of metal, plywood, or fiber with wooden, metal, or fiber ends. Drums are also made of rub- ber or plastic.

dunnage Materials not constituting a part of the container, frequently a byproduct or scrap, used for filling space, for blocking and bracing, or otherwise to protect and secure the content's dunnage. WPM used to secure or support a commodity, but which does not remain associated with the commodity.

Federal Logistics Information System The comprehensive government-wide system used to catalog, assign stock numbers, and maintain and distribute logistics information for items of supply. FLIS represents the common data system that provides the supply item data reflected in the Federal Catalog System. (See https://www.esd.whs.mil/dd/direc- tives/corres/pub1.html). (DoDM 4140.01, Volume 9.)

hazardous materials An item of supply consisting of materiel that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may either cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or pose a substantial present or po- tential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. (See DoDM 4140.01, Volume 5.)

intermediate pack A wrap, box, or bundle that contains two or more-unit packs of identical items.

marking Application of legible numbers, letters, labels, tags, symbols, or colors to ensure proper handling and identification during shipment and storage. (See DoDM 4140.01, Volume 5.)

packaging The processes and procedures used to protect materiel from deterioration, damage, or both. It includes cleaning, drying, preserving, packing, marking, and unitizing. (See DoDM 4140.27, Volume 1.)

packing Application of any exterior protective methods, materials, or devices to ensure the integrity of the pre- served item during shipment, handling, and storage conditions. (MIL – STD – 2073 – 1.)

phytosanitary Plant health, including the protection of natural flora and plant products from direct and indirect damage by pests.

phytosanitary measure Any legislation, regulation, or official procedure having the purpose to prevent the introduction and/or spread of quarantine pests, or to limit the economic impact of regulated nonquarantine pests. (See DoDM 4140.65.)

preservation The processes and procedures used to protect materiel against corrosion, deterioration, and physical damage during shipment, handling, and storage; application of protective measures, including cleaning, drying, preservative materials, barrier materials, cushioning, and containers when necessary. (See DoDM 4140.65.)

recycled Diverted, separated, or removed from the solid waste stream, processed, and returned to use in the form of raw materials or products.

shipping container An exterior container that meets minimum carrier regulations and is of sufficient strength due to material, design, and construction to be shipped safely without further packing (for example, wooden boxes or crates, fiber, and metal drums, or corrugated and solid fiberboard boxes). (See DoDM 4140.01, Volume 3.)

stretch wrap A thermoplastic material with elastic properties permits stretching and wrapping around small unit packs or pallet loads.

unit pack The first tie, wrap, or container applied to a single item, or to a group of items, of a single stock number, preserved, or unpreserved which constitutes a complete or identifiable package. (See DoDM 4140.01, Volume 9.)

unitization Assembly of exterior packs of one or more-line items of supply into a single load so that the load can be handled as a unit through the distribution system. Unitization (unitized loads or unit loads) encompasses consolidation in a container, placement on a pallet or load base, or securely binding together.