NAVMC 3500.89C — Ammunition Technician/officer Training And Readiness Manual

NAVMC 3500.89C governs training standards, regulations, and policies for Marines in the ammunition occupational field.

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  • Publication number: NAVMC 3500.89C
  • Title: AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN/OFFICER TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL
  • Date: 23 Jan 2020
  • Proponent: 03000 Operations & Readiness
  • Status: Current

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It contains collective and individual training requirements for ammunition units, including MOS 2311 and MOS 2340 events. Individual events provide titles, performance conditions, and standards for successful completion.

Applies to: This Manual is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.

Topics covered

  • Ammunition disposal operations
  • Physical security plans
  • Field ammunition returns
  • Ammunition combat requirements
  • Ammunition shipment preparation
  • Explosives safety management

Questions and answers

What does NAVMC 3500.89C require for ammunition disposal?

Ammunition Technicians perform the destruction of unserviceable ammunition when required. (paragraph 3)

What is required to maintain physical security for ammunition?

Ammunition personnel are required to ensure physical security requirements for the storage and transportation of conventional Ammunition and Explosives are maintained. (paragraph 5)

How must ammunition received from the field be handled?

Ammunition Technicians are required to properly prepare ammunition received from Marines in the field/completion of an operation and return the ammunition to an authorized storage area. (paragraph 8)

What must ammunition technicians use to compute combat requirements?

Ammunition Technicians are required to use the ammunition combat planning factors established by Deputy Commandant Combat Development & Integration (DC CD&I) for combat and/or contingency operations, and compute individual unit anticipated contingency requirements.

How must ammunition be prepared for shipment?

The Ammunition Technician will prepare ammunition for shipment via air, motor vehicle, sea and/or rail, Technical transportation of hazardous materiel.

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