Issues To Aircraft Squadrons

Aircraft Squadrons are not CAIMS reporting activities (except for sonobuoys). Therefore, all issues to aircraft squadrons are converted by CAIMS to training expenditures. Ordnance normally loaded and retained aboard aircraft (CADs) or retained in custody of the squadron (inert training ordnance) is reported as expended at the time of issue. Ordnance of this nature that is subsequently turned in by an aircraft squadron is reported as a receipt.

For ordnance that is normally unloaded after a mission (bombs, rockets, missiles, or torpedoes), no report of issues or expenditures should be made unless the ordnance was actually expended. Squadrons are responsible for advising their support unit/activity of the ordnance actually expended (by expenditure category), returned, and/or retained. Upon notification of actual expenditures, the support unit/activity should submit the appropriate transaction report.

Serial/Lot Item Tracking (SLIT)

SLIT is required for air-and surface-launch missiles and boosters. SLIT provides for the complete tracking of certain items from birth to death by their unique serial or lot number.

Table 17-11.-ALM Leading Serialized Components

Fleet units must SLIT-report onloads from or offloads to CONUS shore activities. They must also report intership transfers (including FFT material involving a shore activity), expenditures, and Condition code changes of all-up-rounds (AURs) and components. SLIT reporting is required of both the receiving and issuing ships when an intership transfer is involved The receiving/issuing ship must address each other for information on ATR message submissions. This requirement enables each ship to verify the transfers, correct discrepancies, and submit appropriate modified ATRs to NOC.

All items that require SLIT reporting are contained in TW010-AA-ORD-010/NAVAIR 11-1-116A, and are identified by material control codes B, C, and E. A few of the most common SLIT-reported items are discussed in the following paragraphs.

AIR-LAUNCH MISSILES.- Air-launch missiles (ALMs) require SLIT tracking; consequently, whenever a reportable transaction occurs, appropriate entries must be made in paragraph 7 of the ATR

The serial number of an ALM is determined by the serial number of the leading serialized component of the missile and should be reported, regardless of the ALM configuration. The tracking of these serial numbers should be reported from individual unassembled components up to an AUR. The leading serialized components of ALMs are shown in table 17-11.

In addition to the missile serial number, the maintenance due date (MDD) and the Type Maintenance Due code (TMDC) must be reported when a missile is removed from deep stowage to a ready-service locker, or when a missile has been captive-flown. To indicate either condition, a transaction report should be submitted initially for each removal or captive flight of a missile. The report should show the missile serial number, MDD, and TMDC. After the initial report, it is unnecessary to make subsequent reports of deep-stowage removals or captive flights on a specific missile.

SURFACE MISSILES.- The issuing, receiving, stowing, and reporting of surface missiles are the responsibility of the weapons department aboard aircraft carriers. Surface missiles aboard aircraft carriers are part of the ship's point defense system. Surface missiles are SLIT-reportable items, and are reported in the same manner as discussed for ALMs. Table 17-12 provides examples of surface missile serial number locations.

Table 17-12.-Surface Missile Leading Serialized Components

Other items that require SLIT reporting are warshot and exercise torpedoes and underwater mines. Additionally, Mk 75 DST modification kits and Mk 503 test sets require tracking. Therefore, the receiving and issuing activities must provide the Mk/Mod of each Mk 75 DST modification kit and the Mk/Mod and serial number of each test set issued or received in paragraph 7 of the ATR

TRANSACTION REPORTS

You should now be familiar with the general procedures for submitting ammunition transaction reports. The following paragraphs provide you with a few typical reporting situations and illustrations of completed ATRs.