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DAFMAN 21-201

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MUNITIONS MANAGEMENT

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DAFMAN 21-201, "MUNITIONS MANAGEMENT", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated October 24, 2024.

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NumberDAFMAN 21-201
TitleMUNITIONS MANAGEMENT
PublishedOctober 24, 2024
Certified currentOctober 24, 2024
Office of primary responsibilityAF/A4
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionUpdateContact, May 7, 2025
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Summary of changes, as printed

This publication has been substantially revised and requires a complete review in its entirety. Major changes include: realignment of overarching roles and responsibilities into Chapter 2 and renumbering of all subsequent chapters; incorporation of previous guidance memorandum to solidify revised combat munitions training program administration; removal of the table titled “Munitions Management HQ, Centralized Management, and Reachback” with added clarification of lead command roles for munitions and support equipment; and removal of the table titled “Miscellaneous (Requirement Category BP) Distribution” and the associated verbiage for mandated percent-based distribution.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—INTRODUCTIONp. 9
  2. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 11
  3. Chapter 3—BASE-LEVEL MUNITIONS MANAGEMENTp. 15
  4. Chapter 4—MUNITIONS PROGRAM MANAGEMENTp. 33
  5. Chapter 5—MUNITIONS PRODUCTIONp. 79
  6. Chapter 6—MUNITIONS MATERIELp. 85
  7. Chapter 7—MUNITIONS SYSTEMSp. 95
  8. Chapter 8—MANAGING CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS OPERATIONSp. 99
  9. Chapter 10—MUNITIONS MANAGEMENTp. 206
  10. Chapter 11—WAR RESERVE MATERIEL (WRM) MUNITIONSp. 225
  11. Chapter 12—MUNITIONS CONTINGENCY SOURCINGp. 234
  12. Chapter 13—STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONSp. 236
  13. Chapter 14—INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROGRAM MANAGEMENTp. 240
  14. Chapter 16—GLOBAL ASSET POSITIONING (GAP)p. 262
  15. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 276
  16. Attachment 2—OFF-LINE PROCESSING (POST-POST)p. 311
  17. Attachment 3—CyCLE Count (INVENTORY) REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURESp. 317
  18. Attachment 4—MUNITIONS CUSTOMER INFORMATION MATRIXp. 336
  19. Attachment 5—MUNITIONS DOCUMENT CONTROL PROCEDURESp. 339
All 120 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—INTRODUCTIONp. 9
  2. 1.1. Waivers and Deviationsp. 9
  3. 1.2. Conventions Usedp. 9
  4. 1.3. Supplemental Informationp. 10
  5. 1.4. Reports Control Symbol (RCS) Licensing Exemptionsp. 10
  6. 1.5. Maintenance Cyber Disciplinep. 10
  7. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 11
  8. 2.1. Overviewp. 11
  9. 2.2. Nuclear Weapons, Missiles, and Munitions Division (AF/A4LW)p. 11
  10. 2.3. Global Munition Posture Functional Integration Team (AF/A5DW)p. 12
  11. 2.4. Air Force Security Forces Directorate (AF/A4SO)p. 12
  12. 2.8. Lead Commandp. 13
  13. 2.9. Component and Supported Commandp. 13
  14. 2.10. Numbered Air Force (NAF)p. 13
  15. Chapter 3—BASE-LEVEL MUNITIONS MANAGEMENTp. 15
  16. 3.1. Installationp. 15
  17. 3.2. The Maintenance Group (MXG) Commander, MXG/CC (or equivalent)p. 16
  18. 3.4. Squadron Commander (or equivalent) of Munitions Unitsp. 17
  19. 3.5. Munitions Supervision (or equivalent)p. 19
  20. 3.6. Munitions Accountable Systems Officer (MASO)p. 21
  21. 3.7. MUNS Flight Chiefs and Munitions Flight Section Chiefs (or equivalent)p. 28
  22. 3.8. Element NCOIC (or equivalent)p. 29
  23. 3.9. Munitions Crew Chiefp. 30
  24. 3.10. TICMS Base Level (DoDAAC) SA (Primary and Alternate)p. 31
  25. 3.11. Senior Munitions Inspectorp. 31
  26. 3.12. Permit Radiation Safety Officer (PRSO)p. 32
  27. Chapter 4—MUNITIONS PROGRAM MANAGEMENTp. 33
  28. 4.1. Conventional Munitions Serviceability and Product Assurancep. 33
  29. 4.2. Non-Expendable Air-Munitions Training Itemsp. 34
  30. 4.3. Reusable Container Managementp. 34
  31. 4.4. Military Intermodal Container (MILVAN) Managementp. 35
  32. 4.5. Munitions Equipment Managementp. 38
  33. 4.6. Munitions Securityp. 39
  34. 4.7. Key and Lock Control Procedures for Conventional Munitions Facilitiesp. 43
  35. 4.8. Munitions Training Programsp. 43
  36. 4.10. Missile and PGM Managementp. 52
  37. 4.11. Untagged Plastic Explosivesp. 53
  38. 4.12. Storage and Disposition of Munitionsp. 54
  39. 4.13. Management of Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH)p. 61
  40. 4.14. Captured Enemy Ammunition (CEA)p. 68
  41. 4.15. Munitions with Unknown Liquid Fill and Recovered Chemical Warfare Materialp. 70
  42. 4.16. LAU-131 Launcher and Countermeasures Dispenser Managementp. 71
  43. 4.17. Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) Managementp. 72
  44. 4.18. Conventional Munitions as Critical Loadsp. 73
  45. 4.19. Air Force Munitions Command and Control (AF MC2)p. 73
  46. 4.20. Ability To Survive and Operate (ATSO) - Munitions Activitiesp. 74
  47. 4.21. TICMS Assistancep. 74
  48. 4.22. Manual Record Processing Proceduresp. 75
  49. 4.23. Personal Defense Ammunition for General Officersp. 76
  50. 4.24. Item Unique Identification (IUID)p. 77
  51. Chapter 5—MUNITIONS PRODUCTIONp. 79
  52. 5.1. Munitions Production Flight/Sectionp. 79
  53. 5.2. Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) Maintenance Section/Elementp. 80
  54. 5.3. Line Delivery Section/Elementp. 83
  55. 5.4. Munitions Support Equipment Maintenance (MSEM) Section/Elementp. 83
  56. 5.5. Conventional Munitions Maintenance (CMM) Section/Elementp. 83
  57. Chapter 6—MUNITIONS MATERIELp. 85
  58. 6.1. Munitions Materiel Flight/Sectionp. 85
  59. 6.2. Munitions Stockpile Management Section/Elementp. 86
  60. 6.3. Munitions Inspection Section/Elementp. 90
  61. 6.4. Munitions Operations Section/Elementp. 92
  62. Chapter 7—MUNITIONS SYSTEMSp. 95
  63. 7.1. Munitions Systems Flight/Sectionp. 95
  64. 7.2. Munitions Control Section/Elementp. 96
  65. 7.3. Combat Plans, Mobility, and Training Sections/Elementsp. 96
  66. 7.4. Munitions Plans and Scheduling Section/Elementp. 98
  67. Chapter 8—MANAGING CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS OPERATIONSp. 99
  68. 8.1. General Munitions Operating Proceduresp. 99
  69. 8.2. Management of Custody Munitionsp. 114
  70. 8.3. Forecasting Proceduresp. 115
  71. 8.4. Allocations and Stock Levels Managementp. 119
  72. 8.5. Managing Munitions from the Stock Record Accountp. 125
  73. 8.6. Deployed and Temporary Duty (TDY) Munitions Managementp. 128
  74. 8.7. Base Level Requisition Managementp. 132
  75. 8.8. Custody Account Managementp. 138
  76. 8.9. Receiving Munitionsp. 143
  77. 8.10. Munitions Issuesp. 146
  78. 8.11. Expendituresp. 152
  79. 8.12. Turn-Insp. 156
  80. 8.13. Munitions Shipmentsp. 158
  81. 8.14. Inventory Adjustment Proceduresp. 169
  82. 8.15. Reports of Survey (ROS) (Financial Liability Investigation) Proceduresp. 172
  83. 8.16. Test and Contract Munitions Managementp. 175
  84. 9.1. Introductionp. 181
  85. 9.2. Lead MAJCOM Munitions Staff (or equivalent)p. 181
  86. 9.3. Component and Supported Commandp. 184
  87. 9.4. Numbered Air Force (NAF)p. 186
  88. 9.5. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)p. 187
  89. 9.6. Air Logistics Complex (ALC), or Applicable AFLCMC Officep. 188
  90. 9.11. Munitions User Functional Managers (MUFM)p. 199
  91. Chapter 10—MUNITIONS MANAGEMENTp. 206
  92. 10.1. Managing the Munitions DoDAACp. 206
  93. 10.2. Munitions Reportsp. 206
  94. 10.3. TICMS-Managed Materielp. 207
  95. 10.4. Release of DAF Owned Munitionsp. 208
  96. 10.5. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) - Responsibilities for Munitionsp. 209
  97. 10.6. Disposition of Munitionsp. 211
  98. 10.7. Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Munitionsp. 212
  99. 10.8. Conventional Munitions Product Assurance Managementp. 218
  100. Chapter 11—WAR RESERVE MATERIEL (WRM) MUNITIONSp. 225
  101. 11.1. Generalp. 225
  102. 11.2. Positioning Objectivesp. 225
  103. 11.3. War Consumables Distribution Objective (WCDO)p. 225
  104. 11.4. WRM Munitions Financial Accountingp. 226
  105. 11.5. Planning Logistics Supportp. 227
  106. 11.6. Logistics Planning for Munitions Movementp. 228
  107. 11.7. MAJCOM Command Overflowp. 229
  108. 11.8. Munitions Call-forwardp. 229
  109. 11.9. Standard Air Munitions Package (STAMP)p. 230
  110. 11.10. War Reserve Stocks for Allies (WRSA)p. 230
  111. 11.11. Peacetime Use of WRM Munitionsp. 232
  112. Chapter 12—MUNITIONS CONTINGENCY SOURCINGp. 234
  113. Chapter 13—STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONSp. 236
  114. Chapter 14—INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROGRAM MANAGEMENTp. 240
  115. Chapter 16—GLOBAL ASSET POSITIONING (GAP)p. 262
  116. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 276
  117. Attachment 2—OFF-LINE PROCESSING (POST-POST)p. 311
  118. Attachment 3—CyCLE Count (INVENTORY) REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURESp. 317
  119. Attachment 4—MUNITIONS CUSTOMER INFORMATION MATRIXp. 336
  120. Attachment 5—MUNITIONS DOCUMENT CONTROL PROCEDURESp. 339

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