bo 3500.1n - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

BO 3500.1N
25 Mar 08
losing lot number identity, burning, or otherwise destroying containers, or
exposing items to the weather, etc. Ammunition shall not be removed from the
confines of the range except as authorized by proper authorities.
f. The OIC shall account for all ammunition as it is expended on the
firing range. Upon completion of the exercise, the OIC shall ensure all
unexpended ammunition is inventoried, verified, and annotated on the turn-in
document (DD Form 1348-1) and the Expenditure Report with the OIC’s
signature. If any ammunition is found missing during the inventory, the
using unit shall submit a Missing, Lost, Stolen, or Recovered (MLSR) Report
per BO P8000.3.
g. The OIC shall complete the NAVMC 11381, Expenditure Report [reference
(c)] and any turn-in documents (DD Form 1348-1A) prior to securing from the
range, per the most current edition of MCO P4400.150E w/ERRATUM, Consumer-
Level Supply Policy Manual [reference (j)].
h. Ammunition shall never be abandoned, destroyed, fired indiscriminately,
buried, treated, or otherwise disposed of in order to circumvent
the inconvenience of returning the items to a storage area. Units discovering
abandoned, buried, or treated ammunition shall notify LONGRIFLE
immediately.
i. Ammunition that is authorized to be fired on a particular range may
be staged on that range. At a minimum there shall be two armed guards at
least one of which is an NCO. The guards shall maintain hourly radio checks
with LONGRIFLE. The range must be scheduled via Range Scheduling. The OIC
shall conduct an inventory of all ammunition prior to departing and upon
returning to the range.
j. A checklist for handling and storing ammunition and explosives on
ranges is provided in Appendix I of this Order. Use of the Ammunition and
Explosives Range Checklist for Range OICs is recommended during ammunition
handling and storing activities.
k. All Security Code 1 (or “Category 1”) items (e.g., AT-4 and Stingers)
shall be positively controlled by an E-6 (or above), from ammunition supply
point pick-up to expenditure/return of unused ammunition. The E-6 (or above)
shall sign, escort, and observe use while maintaining control at all times.
Any unused Category 1 item shall be returned to the Ammunition Supply Point
by an E-6 (or above). Per Appendix F of the most current edition of
OPNAVINST 5530.13B, Department of the Navy Physical Security Instruction for
Sensitive Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E) [reference
(m)], Category 1 item control may be turned over to another E-6 (or above)
utilizing the DD Form 1907 (Signature Tally Record) which is included with
every Category 1 item.
l. Blank and live ammunition shall be never be co-located on any range
together. A minimum of 24 hours shall pass before a unit can transition from
live to blank ammo training. Refer to paragraph 6028 of this Order.
m. Issuing blank and live ammunition at the same time is prohibited.
n. Storing ammunition in a billeting area is prohibited.
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