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NSIAD-94-148R 1 (1994-04-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackoa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAOV AIX United States General Accounting Office European Office ACG - Frankfurt Unit 25401 (GAO) APO AE 09213-7900 B-256845 April 29, 1994 General George A. Joulwan Commander-in-Chief U.S. European Command Dear General Joulwan: We recently completed a survey of the military services' ammunition stockpiles in Europe. Due to the limited ammunition stockage levels and excess ammunition returns of the U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, and the U.S. Marines, we focused on the activities of the U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) and the U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). This letter summarizes the results of our survey. One of the main areas of interest of our survey was the return of excess ammunition to the United States. As a result of the drawdown in the European Theater, USAREUR and USAFE have significantly reduced both the number of ammunition storage sites and the size of the ammunition stockpile. USAREUR plans to complete its ammunition return program by the end of fiscal year 1995, well ahead of schedule. USAFE plans to complete its ammunition return program by the end of fiscal year 1996. Enclosure I contains additional details on the ammunition return effort. Due to the substantial progress of the ammunition return effort, we do not plan any additional work on the ammunition in Europe at this time. Another major area of interest was the physical security of ammunition in Europe. We found that a number of organizations within USAREUR, USAFE, and the Department of Defense (DOD) provide oversight and ensure control over ammunition in the European Theater. Enclosure II contains details on these organizations and their reviews. Although there have not been reports of any major safety accidents or any major incidents of theft at U.S. controlled sites over the last 5 years, there have been reports of problems in the areas of facility maintenance (e.g., overgrown vegetation), quantity-distance requirements, and accountability. However, these GAO/NSIAD-94-148R Military Ammunition in Europe

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