Storage of Small Arms.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

standards and control procedures should be as set forth

d. To meet these requirements, small arms

in implementing military service/agency regulations.

storage areas must be planned to accommodate large,

Depending on local conditions and experience, these

medium, and small lots of material with minimum

protective measures should include vault types or caged

rewarehousing.

and/or fenced and locked security areas, assignment of

e. Retrograde

small

arms

awaiting

responsibility for control of pilferable/sensitive items to

decontamination,

inspection,

classification,

specific individuals, restricting access to pilferable/

processing action prior to storage or disposition will be

sensitive item storage areas, and procedures to control

controlled, secured, and given surveillance to the same

movement of these items within the storage installation.

degree as provided issuable small arms.

(2) Pilferable/sensitive

items

will

not

f. Small arms will be stored in vault-type or highly

ordinarily be stored in the same area with classified

secured storage areas in accordance with DOD and

material.

However, when instances require

military service/agency directives addressed to this

pilferable/sensitive and classified items be stored

subject.

together, the entire storage area will be classified, and

controls applied, equivalent to the highest security

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Receiving (classified material, pilferable/

classification of any item therein.

sensitive items, small arms, etc.).

(3) Pilferable items ordinarily will not be

a. Classified material.

stored in warehouses where security protection is

(1) All duties involving handling or access to

lacking.

Circumstances, however, may result in

unpacked or unpackaged classified material and the

pilferable items requiring general purpose storage

applicable classified documents or correspondence

environment (i.e., items in large banded containers for

pertaining thereto, will be accomplished only by properly

which secure storage space is temporarily not

cleared individuals. All receipts will be subjected to a

available). When this situation presents itself, general

100 percent verification of quantity.

purpose storage environment is permitted; however,

(2) In cases where classified shipments are

when such containers are open for partial issues, the

received with violations of security requirements, the

residual quantities will be transferred to a specified

installation security officer will be notified immediately.

secured area.

The shipment in question should not be left unattended

(4) Sensitive items classified as "controlled

until properly documented and securely stored.

substances" in the Drug Act of 1970 must be stored in

b. Pilferable/sensitive items (to include controlled

an approved vault or safe with a three-tumbler

substances).

combination unless a U.S. Department of Justice, Drug

Enforcement Administration (DEA) Regional Office has

(1) Receipts of pilferable or sensitive items

approved another type of secure facility. Retrograde-

will be provided controls to assure proper handling,

controlled substances must be approved for disposal by

recording, and storing. Receipt inspection procedures

the DEA Regional Office before such disposal actions

for pilferable/sensitive items will include determination

can be taken. Disposal actions must be observed and

of any evidence of tampering and the material placed

attested to by responsible personnel.

under control as expeditiously as possible. If pilferage

or loss (shortage) in shipments is suspected, immediate

coordination between the transportation and security

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office will be effected.

a. Small arms will be stored apart from other

(2) Whenever possible, the unloading will be

pilferable and sensitive items for the purpose of

accomplished at the storage location site or, as deemed

maintaining strict physical security and limiting access to

necessary, an authorized person from the receiving area

specifically authorized personnel.

will accompany the material to the storage area and

b. When available facilities do not permit

obtain a warehouseman's signature upon release.

geographic separation of small arms into separate

(3) Where pilferable or sensitive material

buildings, then, storage is permitted in buildings where

moves to a storage area over a mechanical handling

other pilferable or sensitive items are stored. When this

system such as a power and free conveyor or a towline

occurs, small arms will be separated from these items

conveyor system, special locked (padlocked) containers

by a locked security cage, fencing, or other acceptable

will be used. This also applies to material moving from

means.

the storage to shipping area.

c. Storage layouts for small arms should be

designed to facilitate receipts, issues, inventory counts,

and serial number verifications.

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