Military Police Physical Security of Arms, Ammunition, and ...

1 Army Regulation 190 11 Military PolicePhysicalSecurity ofArms, Ammunition, and ExplosivesDistribution Restriction publication contains technical oroperational information that is for officialGovernment use only. Distribution is limitedto Government agencies. Requests fromoutside the Government for release ofthis publication under the Freedom ofInformation Act or the FMS Program must bemade to the Office of The Provost MarshalGeneral, ATTN: DAPM MPD PS, 2800 ArmyPentagon, Washington, DC 20310 2800 Destruction by any method that will preventdisclosure of contents or reconstruction ofthe of the ArmyWashington, DC15 November 2006 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 190 11 Physical Security of Arms, Ammunition, and ExplosivesThis major revision, dated 15 November 2006--o Changes the proponent to The Provost Marshal General (title page and para 1-4).

2 O Assigns responsibility to the Commanding General, Army InstallationManagement Command and garrison commanders for securing arms, ammunition, andexplosives (para 1-4).o Assigns responsibilities and provides procedures for the Security of armsduring initial entry training (para 1-4).o Assigns responsibility to the Commanding General, Army Training andDoctrine Command to enforce procedures for Security of weapons and ammunitionassigned to initial entry training Soldiers (para 1-4).o Assigns responsibilities and provides guidance on the submission of physicalsecurity waivers and exceptions to the standards of this regulation (para 2-4).

3 O Provides guidelines for the Security of ammunition and explosives deployed tothe field for training or operational purposes (para 2-5).o Authorizes commanders to delegate responsibilities for conducting backgroundchecks of personnel who have access to Army arms, ammunition, and explosivesto directors/managers who are responsible for the supervision of thepersonnel and the arms, ammunition, and explosives (para 2-11).o Assigns responsibilities to persons issued or in possession of arms (para 4-1).o Revises table Authorizes the use of portable armories (para 4-2).

4 O Provides revised guidance on the use of modified and locally fabricated armsracks (para 4-2).o Provides additional guidance on the use of consolidated arms rooms (para 4-4).o Requires armed guards to be posted on Categories I and II arms, Ammunition, and explosives facilities upon failure of the intrusion detection system(para 5-2).o Changes frequency of Security guard checks at Category I and II facilitiesfrom once every 2 hours to once every 24 hours (para 5-2).o Deletes requirement for Security guard checks at facilities with anoperational intrusion detection system (para 5-2).

5 O Provides minimum requirements for safeguarding and maintaining unit stocks ofammunition and explosives (para 5-2).o Authorizes the storage of live ammunition in weapons magazines provided themagazines are color-keyed (para 5-8).o Provides procedures for the movement of arms, ammunition, and explosives byunit or organization transportation (para 7-10).o Provides new facility criteria for storage of Category I ammunition andexplosives (para G-3).o Provides existing facility criteria for storage of Category I ammunition andexplosives (para G-4).

6 O Provides authorization to use portable explosive magazine (para G-5).o Authorizes the use of the GOLAN-10 container for storage of explosives formilitary working dogs (para G-6).o Deletes requirements for the Security of arms, ammunition, and explosives atcontractor-owned, contractor-operated facilities (app H).o Prescribes Physical Security standards for sensitive conventional ammunitionand explosives during production, manufacturing, renovation, anddemilitarization operations at Government facilities (app H).o Deletes appendix I that prescribed specific additional transportationsecurity measures for use in shipments to and from activities affected by orunder terrorist threat of the ArmyWashington, DC15 November 2006 Military PolicePhysical Security of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives*Army Regulation 190 11 Effective 15 December 2006H i s t o r y.

7 T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o h i s r e g u l a t i o n c o v e r s t h ep h y s i c a l s e c u r i t y o f a r m s , a m m u n i t i o n ,and explosives, to include the Security ofa r m s , a m m u n i t i o n , a n d e x p l o s i v e s d e -ployed to the field for training or opera-t i o n a l p u r p o s e s ; t h e s e c u r i t y o f a r m sduring initial entry training; the use ofmodified and locally fabricated arms ra-cks; and the Security policy of ammuni-tion and explosives during regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/Army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the Army Reserve, unlesso t h e r w i s e s t a t e d.

8 D u r i n g m o b i l i z a t i o n ,p r o c e d u r e s i n t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n c a n b em o d i f i e d t o s u p p o r t p o l i c y c h a n g e s a and exception proponent of this regulation is TheProvost Marshal General. The proponenthas the authority to approve exceptions orwaivers to this regulation that are consis-tent with controlling law and proponent may delegate this approvalauthority, in writing, to a division chiefwithin the proponent agency or its directreporting unit or field operating agency, inthe grade of colonel or the civilian equiv-alent.

9 Activities may request a waiver tothis regulation by providing justificationthat includes a full analysis of the ex-pected benefits and must include formalreview by the activity s senior legal offi-cer. All waiver requests will be endorsedby the commander or senior leader of therequesting activity and forwarded throught h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c yproponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for management control regulation contains management con-trol provisions, but does not identify keym a n a g e m e n t c o n t r o l s t h a t m u s t b u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-o u t p r i o r a p p r o v a l f r o m T h e P r o v o s tM a r s h a l G e n e r a l ( D A P M M P D P S ) ,2 8 0 0 A r m y P e n t a g o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D C20310 improvements.

10 Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dB l a n k F o r m s ) d i r e c t l y t o T h e P r o v o s tM a r s h a l G e n e r a l ( D A P M M P D P S ) ,2 8 0 0 A r m y P e n t a g o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D C20310 of this publi-c a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e i n e l e c t r o n i c m e d i aonly and is intended for command levelsA, B, C, D, and E for the Active Army,the Army National Guard/Army NationalGuard of the United States, and the Restriction publication contains technical or operational information that is for official Government use only.