scope:

Purpose and Applicability.

a. This manual establishes uniform storage and materials handling policies, procedures, and re-sponsibilities for use by the Department of Defense (DOD) supply installations involved in the receipt, storage, issue and care of military supplies and equipment, except for preservation/packing and de¬fense reutilization and marketing facilities, main-tenance of bulk petroleum fuel handling facilities, and hazardous materials storage. It is based on an installation which has a wide product mix and stores heavy tonnage items such as subsistance, clothing/textiles, packaged petroleum, oils, and lu¬bricants (POL), as well as small items such as electronics and repair parts. Regardless of what is stored, the basic storage principles apply.

(1) Preservation/packing of military supplies and equipment is contained in joint services publi¬cations DLAM 4145.2/TM 38-230-2/NAVSUP PUB 502/AFP 71-15/MCO P4030.31C (vol I), and DLAM 4145.2 (vol. II)/TM 38-230-2/NAVSUP PUB 503 (vol II)/AFP 71-16/MCO P4030.21C. Guidance applicable to bulk petroleum fuel han¬dling facilities is set forth in MIL-HDBK-201, Pe¬troleum Operations. Hazardous materials storage is provided in TM 38-410/DLAM 4145.11/NAVSUP PUB 573/AFR 69-XX/MCO 4450.30C, Storage and Handling of Hazardous Materials.

(2) Defense Reutilization and Marketing Serv¬ices manual 4160.5,Storage Operations (Warehousing), at the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Offices provides guidance on storage of excess and surplus materials.

b. The provisions of this manual apply to the Department of the Army (DA), the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Marine Corps (MC), and the Defense Logistics Agency (referred to collectively as "DOD Compo¬nents").