NSIAD-89-3 Ammunition And Explosives: Improved Controls

62 Pages·1988·4.11 MB·English

,OAG
tropeR ot eht elbaronoH
eteP Wilson, .S.U etaneS
NOITINUMMA DNA
rebmevoN 8891
SEVISOLPXE
devorpmI slortnoC erA
dedeeN ot ecudeR
stfehT ta troF ggarB
pmaC
dna noteldneP
3-98DALSN/OAG
tuobA ruO weN .revoC . . ehT wen roloc of ruo troper srevoc stneserper eht tsetal pets ni
s’OAG stroffe ot evorpmi eht noitatneserp of ruo .stroper
rellortpmoC lareneG
fo eht detinU setatS
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rebmevoN ,22 8891
ehT elbaronoH eteP Wilson
detinU setatS etaneS
raeD rotaneS Wilson:
sA detseuqer in ruoy rettel of April ,41 ,7891 ew have detaulave pmaC s’noteldneP slortnoc
over ammunition dna explosives dna derapmoc its slortnoc ot esoht ta troF ,ggarB htroN
.aniloraC We osla detaulave pmaC s’noteldneP slortnoc over tabmoc raeg esuaceb of ruoy
snrecnoc tuoba egral elacs theft of esoht items.
sA degnarra htiw ruoy Office, sselnu uoy ylcilbup ecnuonna its stnetnoc ,reilrae ew nalp on
rehtruf noitubirtsid of this troper until 03 syad from its eussi .etad At taht time, ew will dnes
seipoc ot detseretni committees dna rehto srebmeM of ;ssergnoC eht yraterceS of ;esnefeD
eht seiraterceS of eht Army dna Navy; dna eht ,rotceriD Office of tnemeganaM dna .tegduB
We will osla ekam seipoc available ot rehto seitrap nopu .tseuqer
This troper saw deraperp rednu eht noitcerid of nitraM M ,rebreF etaicossA .rotceriD rehtO
major srotubirtnoc era listed in xidneppa III.
ylerecniS ,sruoy
knarF .C nahanoC
tnatsissA rellortpmoC lareneG
evitucexE yrammuS
esopruP nI ,7891 owt naS ocsicnarF ecilop officers dna a eniraM laroproc dedaelp
guilty ot various segrahc involving suoregnad snoitinum nelots from eht
eniraM sproC ,esab pmaC ,noteldneP California. rotaneS eteP Wilson
deksa OAG ot weiver pmaC s’noteldneP slortnoc over snoitinum dna -moc
erap meht ot eht improvements OAG detroper in snoitinum lortnoc ta
troF ggarB Army ,esaB htroN .aniloraC eH osla deksa OAG ot weiver eht
serusaem for gnidraugefas pmaC s’noteldneP tabmoc .raeg
Background Military snoitinum edulcni suoregnad items taht nac esuac suoires yrujni
ro .htaed If ton ylreporp ,detcetorp eseht items era tcejbus ot egareflip
eud ot rieht ezis dna availability dna eht tekram for them. ,eroferehT
eseht items deen ot eb dedraugefas from theft ro misuse. tabmoC ,raeg
hcus sa helmets, sag ,sksam dna flak ,stekcaj sah osla neeb nelots from
military .seilppus
rojaM thefts of ammunition dna explosives )E&A( dna tabmoc raeg
detpmorp pmaC noteldneP officials ot implement rethgit slortnoc over
eseht items. Similarly, troF ,ggarB after gnicneirepxe several thefts of
,E&A sah osla improved slortnoc over eseht items. At htob sesab slortnoc
edulcni serudecorp for gnirots dna gnildnah E&A dna gnirotinom compli-
ecna htiw seicilop dna ,serudecorp sa llew sa lacisyhp ytiruces
.serusaem
Results ni feirB S’OAG weiver dewohs ,taht ,yllareneg eht etairporppa E&A serudecorp era
dewollof dna provide a laitnatsbus erusaem of lortnoc ta pmaC -eldneP
.not ehT esab dah yltnecer edam niatrec improvements ot its E&A -noc
trols, dna it ylkciuq edam rehto segnahc desab no snrecnoc OAG desiar
gnidrager eht s’esab seicilop dna .serudecorp ,revewoH emos E&A era
still gnieb nelots dna rehtruf improvements in slortnoc era .yrassecen
emoS stinu have ton deilpmoc htiw eht s’esab slortnoc for E&A -eganam
tnem dna .ytilibatnuocca ,oslA pmaC noteldneP sdnammoc have ton
desu eht stluser of rieht ecnailpmoc ,snoitcepsni dna snoitcepsni of
gniniart segnar erew ton .hguoroht seniraM era ton syawla dehcraes for
E&A nehw leaving eht gniniart segnar esuaceb ,sehcraes elihw dewolla ta
eht noitercsid of gnidnammoc officers, era ton .deriuqer
hguohtlA troF ggarB sah improved its E&A ,slortnoc seitinutroppo still
exist for improvement. troF s’ggarB seicilop dna secitcarp egaruocsid
sreidlos from yltpmorp gninruter E&A ot its ammunition ylppus tniop
after ,gniniart ybereht gnisaercni eht ytinutroppo for theft. Officials
netfo did ton tcerroc seicneicifed deton gnirud ecnailpmoc .snoitcepsni
egaP 2 ~~~DALSN/OAG noitimnmh dna sevisolpxE
yrammuSevitucexE
ehT eniraM sproC sah yllaitnatsbus improved its lortnoc of tabmoc raeg
ta pmaC ,noteldneP hguoht emos minor sessenkaew .niamer
GAO’s sisylanA
Camp Pendleton
ecnandrO eciffO toN gniniatniaM ehT eniraM sproC esaB s’dnammoC ecnandro office did ton maintain
etaruccA E&A Records etarucca E&A gnitnuocca sdrocer for its yrtnafnI loohcS of ,gniniarT ron
did it ecuder dezirohtua E&A tnuocca secnalab nehw it devorppa -isiuqer
.snoit sA a ,tluser stinu denoitisiuqer dna received erom E&A for gniniart
naht .dezirohtua
noitcepsnI stluseR .toN desU ot ehT s’esab sdnammoc erew ton gnisu eht stluser of various snoitcepsni
ecrofnE ecnailpmoC ot ecrofne ecnailpmoc htiw E&A seicilop dna .serudecorp
noitcepsnI fo segnaR etauqedanI ehT s’esab snoitcepsni of segnar ta eht dne of gniniart events erew ton
dna sehcraeS toN deriuqeR ,hguoroht dna eht esab did ton eriuqer ro ylenituor perform lacisyhp
sehcraes of seniraM ta .segnar sA a ,tluser E&A erew nelots from eht
segnar ro neddih for retal removal. seititnauQ of hcus items have neeb
derevocer in dna tuoba eht .esab nI ,tsartnoc troF ggarB performs erom
hguoroht egnar snoitcepsni dna seriuqer its sreidlos ot eb dehcraes
erofeb yeht leave eht .segnar
Fort Bragg
Fort ggarB secitcarP egaruocsiD troF s’ggarB ammunition noitailicnocer ,ssecorp hcihw sedulcni eht -cer
eht nruteR of E&A noitailicno of small-arms ammunition ,eudiser is ylisae circumvented,
,gnimusnoc-emit dna deretsinimda for oot trohs a daily doirep for nruter
of desunu ,E&A ybereht gnigaruocsid sreidlos from gninruter E&A ot eht
ammunition ylppus tniop after .gniniart ,revoeroM eht ylppus tniop
setarepo a gnidloh aera erehw E&A rednu tinu lortnoc era yliraropmet
.derots This ecitcarp sgnolorp tinu ,noissessop sesaercni eht ytinutroppo
for theft, dna sezisahpmeed eht ecnatropmi of gninruter E&A immedi-
yleta ot eht ytiruces of eht ylppus .tniop nI ,tsartnoc pmaC noteldneP
egaP 3 39&DAISN/OAG noitinummA dna sevisolpxE
evitucexE yrammuS
setarepo on gnidloh aera dna sah a denilmaerts nruter .ssecorp Its
ammunition ylppus tniop stpecca snruter 42 sruoh a .yad
egarotS of E&A no tinU sesimerP troF ggarB stinu erots E&A in rieht nopaew smoor no rieht ,sesimerp
Impairs lortnoC hcihw sgnolorp eht time yeht lortnoc .E&A pmaC ,noteldneP in ,tsartnoc
seod ton wolla stinu ot erots E&A in rieht nopaew smoor ro no tinu
.sesimerp
ytsenmA margorP troF ggarB sah na ytsenma margorp taht swolla sreidlos ot nrut in E&A
in rieht noissessop tuohtiw noitseuq ro .tnemhsinup yB offering
,ytsenma troF ggarB is gnirevocer emos E&A deriuqca yb dezirohtuanu
.snaem pmaC noteldneP sah on ytsenma .margorp
ecnailpmocnoN With E&A nI ,6891 OAG detroper taht 04 tnecrep of ecnailpmoc snoitcepsni gnirud
ytilibatnuoccA serudecorP na htnom-8 doirep dewohs deviations from serudecorp for E&A esu dna
seunitnoC .ytilibatnuocca hguohtlA troF ggarB sah ecnis desaercni eht rebmun of
eseht snoitcepsni sa OAG ,dednemmocer eht etar of ecnailpmocnon sah
deniamer .tnatsnoc
noitcepsnI stluseR toN desU ot troF s’ggarB sdnammoc erew ton gnisu eht stluser of its Quality -russA
ecrofnE ecnailpmoC etna stsilaicepS dna Ammunition Surveillance noitcepsni stroper ot
ecrofne ecnailpmoc htiw E&A seicilop dna .serudecorp
Recommendations
oT Camp Pendleton OAG sdnemmocer taht eht gnidnammoC ,lareneG pmaC ,noteldneP
. erusne taht egnar snoitcepsni era erom hguoroht dna taht seniraM era
dehcraes for E&A erofeb yeht leave eht segnar after gniniart ,sesicrexe
dna
. erusne taht eht s’esab serudecorp for gnillortnoc E&A era deilpmoc .htiw
rehtO specific snoitadnemmocer era deliated in retpahc 2 of S'OAG
.troper
egaP 4 noitinummA394DALSN/OAG sevisolpxEdna
evitucexE yrammuS
oT the Army and Fort OAG sdnemmocer taht eht yraterceS of eht Army eliminate eht -ilicnocer
noita of small-arms ammunition .eudiser
gw~
OAG rehtruf sdnemmocer taht eht gnidnammoC ,lareneG troF ,ggarB
dnapxe eht ammunition ylppus s’tniop sruoh of noitarepo ot elbane
l
immediate nruter of desunu E&A ot its ,lortnoc
ezirohtua eht esu of gnidloh saera for E&A rednu tinu lortnoc ylno nehw
l
yllanoitarepo yrassecen dna eriuqer reporp sdraugefas eb deilppa ot E&A
nehw rednu hcus tinu ,lortnoc dna
. rotinom eht stluser of snoitcepsni dna ecrofne ecnailpmoc gnoma esoht
stinu dna sdnammoc dnuof ot deviate from E&A snoitaluger dna
.serudecorp
ycnegA Comments ehT tnemtrapeD of esnefeD yllareneg deerga htiw most of S’OAG findings
dna snoitadnemmocer dna deton dennalp ro gniogno corrective snoitca
ot improve its tnemeganam of ammunition dna explosives ees( .ppa II).
egaP 5 3-9SBAISN/OAG lloitinummA dna sevisolpxE
stnetnoC
evitucexE yrammuS
2
retpahC 1
8
noitcudortnI Thefts of pmaC noteldneP E&A dna tabmoC raeG 8
pmaC noteldneP dna troF :ggarB Similar snoitallatsnI 9
Objectives, ,epocS dna ygolodohteM 01
retpahC 2
21
lortnoC fo pmaC noteldneP saH denehtgnertS Its E&A slortnoC 21
noitinummA dna E&A eunitnoC ot eB derevoceR From dezirohtuanU 31
snoitacoL
sevisolpxE ta Camp
detcerrocnU lortnoC sessenkaeW 51
noteldneP Have neeB snoisulcnoC dna snoitadnemmoceR 81
ycnegA stnemmoC dna ruO Evaluation 91
,denehtgnertS tub
Further Improvements
erA dedeeN ot ecudeR
Thefts
retpahC 3
12
rojaM shtgnertS dna troF ggarB saH Improved Its E&A slortnoC 12
Weaknesses ni Fort seirevoceR of E&A From dezirohtuanU snoitacoL 22
eunitnoC tub ta a decudeR Level
ggarB dna Camp
troF ggarB secitcarP Have a Negative Effect no eht 52
noteldneP slortnoC nruteR of E&A dna nekaeW slortnoC
sehcraeS erofeB gnivaeL gniniarT segnaR 03
Over noitinummA dna
snoisulcnoC dna snoitadnemmoceR 02
sevisolpxE
ycnegA stnemmoC dna ruO Evaluation
retpahC 4
Camp s’noteldneP noitarepO POTSPIR 33
Improved slortnoC Improvements edaM in slortnoC Over tabmoC raeG 33
Evaluations of pmaC s’noteldneP slortnoC 43
dluohS tneverP Large-
Provost s’lahsraM Files wohS Thefts Limited ot Pilferage 63
elacS Thefts fo snoisulcnoC 63
Combat Gear
egaP 6 3-9SDAISN/OAG noitinummA dna sevisolpxE
stnetnoC
sexidneppA
xidneppA I: Army snoitazirohtuA dna troF ggarB seussI 83
for detceleS E&A Items (Fiscal sraeY )78-5891
xidneppA II: stnemmoC From eht tnatsissA yraterceS of 04
esnefeD noitcudorP( dna )scitsigoL
xidneppA III: rojaM srotubirtnoC ot This tropeR 75
selbaT
elbaT :1.2 detceleS sepyT dna seititnauQ of E&A 41
derevoceR From dezirohtuanU snoitacoL yraunaJ( 1
hguorhT rebmetpeS ,51 )7891
elbaT :1.3 troF ggarB stnuomA of E&A deussI for 12
gniniarT for detceleS Items (Fiscal sraeY )78-5891
elbaT :2.3 E&A derevoceR From dezirohtuanU snoitacoL 42
(Fiscal sraeY 6891 dna )7891
elbaT :3.3 ytsenmA margorP E&A seirevoceR (Fiscal 52
sraeY 6891 dna )7891
snoitaiverbbA
E&A Ammunition dna Explosives
Ammunition ylppuS tnioP
PSA
tnemtrapeD of esnefeD
DOD
lareneG gnitnuoccA Office
OAG
egaP 7 MS-D4LSN/OAG noitinummA dna sevisolpxE
retpahC 1
noitcudortnI
snoitinuM dna tabmoc raeg era yrassecen for gniniart ruo military
forces, gnipeek meht ydaer ot fight, dna gniniatsus meht dluohs erafraw
.rucco Military snoitinum edulcni emos very destructive devices, hcus sa
4-C plastic explosive, lennosrep-itna mines, dna noitatnemgarf .sedanerg
tabmoC raeg sedulcni helmets, ,stenoyab dna sag .sksam If ton ylreporp
,detcetorp eseht items era tcejbus ot egareflip eud ot rieht ezis dna avail-
ability dna eht tekram for them. ,eroferehT eseht items deen ot eb -efas
dedraug from loss, theft, ro misuse. oT hsilpmocca this eht military
services must have dna wollof dnuos serudecorp ot yletauqeda tnuocca
for dna lortnoc hcus items in rieht .noissessop
gniwolloF thefts of ammunition dna explosives )E&A( ta eniraM sproC
,esab pmaC ,noteldneP California, rotaneS eteP Wilson deksa su ot eval-
etau eht s’esab lortnoc of eseht items dna erapmoc its slortnoc ot
improvements ew detroper in E&A slortnoc ta eht s’ymrA esab ta troF
,ggarB htroN ’.aniloraC ,yllanoitiddA esuaceb of previous elacs-egral
thefts of tabmoc raeg ta pmaC ,noteldneP eht rotaneS deksa su ot evalu-
eta improvements in eht s’esab ytilibatnuocca over esoht items.
Thefts fo Camp ehT investigation of E&A thefts ta pmaC noteldneP saw detpmorp yb eht
tserra of owt naS ocsicnarF ecilop officers for dezirohtuanu noissessop
noteldneP E&A dna
of military munitions. gnomA rehto items, seitirohtua dezies 64 sdnuop
Combat Gear of 4-C plastic explosive, 64 gnitsalb ,spac 02 noitatnemgarf ,sedanerg 05
feet of noitanoted droc a( hgih velocity explosive in droc form), dna
tuoba 000,7 sdnuor of various small-arms ammunition.
gnidroccA ot investigators, eht degella ecruos of eht nelots E&A saw a
eniraM laroproc ammunition naicinhcet denoitats ta eht ts1 eniraM Divi-
,nois pmaC .noteldneP sA na ammunition ,naicinhcet eht laroproC saw
elbisnopser for gnikcip pu E&A ta eht s’esab ammunition ylppus tniop
,)PSA( delivering it ot gniniart ,segnar dna gninruter yna desunu items ot
eht PSA nehw eht gniniart saw over. eH saw osla elbisnopser for eht
ytilibatnuocca of snoitinum detacolla ot sih .noilattab
When ,detserra eht laroproC yldegella dah neeb gnilaets E&A from pmaC
noteldneP for tuoba 6 .shtnom nI eno ,ecnatsni no rebmetpeS ,32 ,6891
eh yldegella received 02 noitatnemgarf sedanerg from eht PSA for a
gniniart event taht saw retal ,dellecnac tub eht ylppus tniop dah on -cer
dro of eht sedanerg gnieb .denruter nO rehtona ,noisacco no rebmeceD ,3
noitinummA‘ dna :sevisolpxE devorpmI slortnoC dna ytilibatnuoccA ta Fort @arB /OAG(
D4XQI - 87 - ,RB44 .voN 13. 1986).
egaP 8 3s~SN/OAG noitinummA dna sevisolphJ