Requisition Lead Time

A maximum and minimum lead time has been established to provide sufficient time for submission and processing of ammunition requisitions. Lead time allows for adequate processing time of requisitions so mission requirements can be met on schedule. In addition, materials are not reserved too far in advance of requirements.

ROUTINE REQUISITIONS.- A maximum of 60 days and a minimum of 25 days should be allowed for routine requisitions incident to allowance replenishment, scheduled training, or deployment loadout.

CADS AND AEPS DEVICES.- All requisitions for CADS and AEPS devices should have a 90-day lead time.

CV COMPLETE DEPLOYMENT LOAD-OUT.- Because of the large quantity of ordnance involved, complete loadout requisitions for aircraft carriers must allow a maximum of 60 days and a minimum of 45 days lead time. When the ship is to be loaded pierside, requisitions should be submitted by using a DODAC in card columns 8 through 15 of DD Form 1348. When an aircraft carrier is scheduled to receive a deployment loadout by an ammunition cargo ship, the following actions should be taken

Personnel aboard the assigned AE/AOE cargo ship send a message to personnel aboard the aircraft carrier advising them of the serviceable assets available in the cargo ship 65 to 55 days in advance of the cargo ship's scheduled onload date.

The personnel aboard the aircraft carrier submit MILSTRIP requisitions by message for all items and quantities required but not available in the assigned cargo ship 55 to 45 days in advance of the cargo ship's scheduled onload date. Information copies of MILSTRIP requisitions are provided to personnel aboard the cargo ship. The supplementary address of the requisitions is the UIC of the loading activity. The RDD is the date that the loadout of the cargo ship commences. The remarks section of the requisitions contain DLVR (deliver) TO USS (the name of the cargo ship) FFT (for further transfer) USS (CV to receive the material).

At the same time the requisitions are submitted, the CV advises the cargo ship of the items and quantities required from the serviceable assets available in the cargo ship. The cargo ship then reserves these assets for the CV.

Requisitioning Procedures for Aircraft Squadrons

Aircraft squadrons ashore in CONUS submit requirements for all items to the supporting air station where the material will be loaded or expended. For example, a VF squadron located at NAS Oceana, Virginia, that needs ordnance for local training should submit its requirements to the weapons department as NAS Oceana, Virginia. A VA squadron located at NAS Cecil Field, Florida, that needs training ordnance at NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, should submit its requirements to the weapons department at NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads. An aircraft squadron ashore outside CONUS submits all requirements to their supporting air station.

Aircraft squadrons or squadron detachments afloat submit requirements to the ship's weapons department according to current ship's instructions. Aircraft squadron support activities should first attempt to satisfy the squadron's requirements from on-hand assets (items already in stock). For those requirements that cannot be satisfied from on-hand assets, the support activity will requisition the requirement. Requisitions must contain the UIC of the support activity in the MILSTRIP document number. The supplementary address must contain the UIC of the user squadron and the Signal code B. Ordnance should not be ordered by using the squadron's UIC as the requisitioner.

Aircraft squadrons and squadron detachments should submit requirements well in advance. The squadron should also keep the ship or support facility weapons department fully informed of their requirements. This will permit timely requisitioning to prevent shortfalls and minimize expensive problems that arise from emergency requisitions.

Requisitioning by United States Shore Activities Outside CONUS

United State shore activities outside the continental United States must maintain 100 percent of the routine fleet support requirement of their approved basic stock level of ammunition (ABSLA) either on hand or on order. When advised in advance of specific fleet requirements, additional stock should be requisitioned to meet the demand.

Normally, stock that satisfies the prepositioned war reserve material requirements, as shown in the ABSLA, are pushed to shore activities outside CONUS as assets when transportation becomes available. However, shore activities are responsible for maintaining complete round assets. Replacements should be requisitioned by the shore activity when components become unserviceable, issued, or expended.

All requisitions should be prepared in the format previously discussed in this chapter and submitted to the applicable inventory manager, listed in table 17-7. An information copy must be provided to CINCLANTFLT and NAVORDCEN.

Special Requisitioning Procedures for Missiles and Torpedoes

Special requisitioning procedures are part of an intensified management program to control critical assets and improve fleet readiness. Therefore, all air-launch missiles (including 8E COG material), such as the Seasparrow and Harpoon, must be submitted to the inventory manager and NOC Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, as indicated in table 17-8.

Requisitions must be submitted by naval message not earlier than 90 days but not less than 60 days before the RDD. The Seasparrow and Harpoon, when used as point-defense missiles, are classified as surface-launch missiles. They are managed by COMNAVAIRSYS-COM and not by COMNAVSEASYSCOM.

Requisitions for lightweight torpedoes must be prepared in message or DAAS MILSTRIP format. Do NOT use DD Form 1348, and do not submit requirements by mail.

There is a 90-day maximum and 45-day minimum requirement lead time when requisitioning torpedoes for complete loadouts and deployments. As a general rule, torpedoes are requisitioned in a torpedo-tube configuration, and air-launched accessories are requisitioned as individual items.

Warshot torpedo requisitions from afloat units are submitted directly to NOC with information copies to CINCLANTFLT, the immediate operational commander, and the activity where the torpedoes are to be loaded (supplementary address).

Requisitioning Procedures for Mine Exercise Training Material and Associated Services

A message request for mine exercise training (MET) material must be submitted to the appropriate mine assembly activity with the respective type commander as an information addressee. The

Table 17-7.-Requisitioning Channels for Ex-Continental United States Shore Activities

Table 17-8.-Requisitioning Channels for Air-Launched Missiles and SE COG Materials

respective type commander must approve the material request before the appropriate MOMAG unit can release the material. Type commander approval must be received by the mine assembly activity at least 30 working days before the RDD. CINCLANTFLT, Commanding Officer, Mine War Command (COMINEWARCOM); Commanding Officer, Mobile Mine Assembly Group (COMOMAG); and the appropriate chain of command must be included as information addresses on all mine requests. .

REQUISITION FILE MAINTENANCE

Thus far, you have learned about the procedures for requisitioning ammunition. However, you cannot merely submit requisitions and then sit back and expect all materials to be in place for loadout. Careful monitoring of actions taken on requisitions by the ammunition supply system and judicious expediting action is necessary to ensure the best possible loadout. The following paragraphs discuss actions required of the requisitioner to ensure that requisitions are processed expeditiously and are not lost.