Summary Report: Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports on Munitions : Department of Defense , September 5 , 2025
Summary Report: Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports on Munitions : Department of Defense , September 5 , 2025
From the report: "DoD munitions are a vital component of military readiness and ensuring the U.S. military remains the strongest and most lethal force in the world. Military munitions consist of ammunition products and components produced for or used by the Armed Forces for national defense and security, including bulk explosives, rockets, guided and ballistic missiles, bombs, mortar rounds, artillery and small arms ammunitions, mines, and torpedoes.
Maintaining a ready, reliable, and lethal stockpile of munitions is necessary to rapidly respond to armed conflict, support combatant commanders, and sustain global readiness. Additionally, proper handling and storage management of munitions minimizes the risk of serious injury or loss of life of Service members and damage to DoD property, and it mitigates the risk of lost, stolen, or misplaced munitions. The below figure shows military personnel handling munitions."
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