APPENDIX C SINGLE MANAGER ASSIGNMENT FOR CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION

TM 9-1300-277

APPENDIX C

SINGLE MANAGER ASSIGNMENT FOR CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION

(Department of Defense Directive No. 5160.65)

C-1. GENERAL

(4) Chemical ammunition with various fillers

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of

(incendiary, riot control, smoke, toxic agents, burster

Defense, the Secretary of the Army is assigned as

igniters, peptizers, and thickeners for flame fuel).

Single Manager for procurement, production, supply and

maintenance/renovation of conventional ammunition

(5) Land mines (ground-to-ground and air-to-

within the Department of Defense (DoD) with

ground delivered).

responsibilities, functions, authority, and relationships as

set forth herein.

(6) Demolition materiel.

C-2. APPLICABILITY

(7) Grenades.

The provisions of this Directive apply to the Office of the

Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, and the

(8) Flares and pyrotechnics.

Defense Supply Agency (hereinafter referred to

collectively as "DoD Components"). The term "Military

(9) All items included in the foregoing such as

Services", as used herein, refers to the Army, Navy,

explosives, propellants, chemical agents, cartridges,

Marine Corps, and Air Force.

propelling charges, projectiles, warheads (with various

fillers such as high explosive, illuminating, incendiary,

C-3. OBJECTIVES

antimateriel, and anti-personnel), fuzes, boosters, and

safe and arm devices, in bulk, combination, or

The objectives of this assignment are to:

separately packaged items of issue for complete round

assembly.

a. Integrate conventional ammunition logistics

functions of the Military Departments to the maximum

b. Specifically excluded are the following:

extent practicable thereby eliminating unwarranted

overlap and duplication.

(1) Guided missiles.

b. Achieve the highest possible degree of

efficiency and effectiveness in the DoD operations

(2) Naval mines and torpedoes.

required to provide top quality conventional ammunition

to U.S. forces during peacetime and mobilization.

(3) Nuclear ammunition and included items

such as warheads, warhead sections, projectiles,

C-4. DEFINITION

demolition munitions, and training ammunition.

a. The

term

"conventional

ammunition"

(4) Cartridge

and

propellant

actuated

(hereinafter referred to as "ammunition") includes the

devices. (5) Chaff and chaff dispensers.

following:

(6) Guidance

kits

for

bombs

other

(1) Small arms, mortar, automatic cannon,

ammunition.

artillery, and shipgun ammunition.

C-5. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS

(2) Bombs (cluster, fuel air explosive, general

purpose, and incendiary).

a. The Secretary of the Army shall:

(3) Unguided projectiles and rockets.

(1)

Procure ammunition, including his own

and that assigned to him as set forth in C-5b(1),

C-1