scope:

Purpose: This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.12 and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4140.01:

• The manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for DoD materiel managers and others who work within or with the DoD supply system consistent with DoDI 4140.01, and establishes standard terminology for use in DoD supply chain materiel management.

• This volume describes procedures for maintaining inventory accountability. It describes procedures for managing and handling special types of materiel, namely critical safety items (CSIs) and classified, sensitive, and pilferable controlled inventory items (CIIs), including nuclear weapons-related materiel (NWRM) and trusted system network critical components (TSN CC). It also establishes the Joint Small Arms and Light Weapons Coordinating Group (JSA/LWCG).

APPLICABILITY. This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").