Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5160.65
August 1, 2008
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA)
References: (a) DoD Directive 5160.65, subject as above, April 14, 2004 (hereby canceled)
(b) DoD Instruction 5160.68, “Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition
(SMCA): Responsibilities of the SMCA and the Military Services,”
December 22, 2003
(c) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, “Convention on the
Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical
Weapons and on Their Destruction,” ratified April 24, 1997
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1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues Reference (a) to update policies and responsibilities for the SMCA.
b. Assigns the SMCA mission within the Department of Defense to the Secretary of the
Army.
c. Authorizes development and publication of implementing joint conventional ammunition
policies and procedures by the SMCA, the Military Departments, and the United States Special
Operations Command (USSOCOM).
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This Directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all
times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with
that Department), 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
Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
b. The requirements of this Directive shall be incorporated into agreements in which other
organizations acquire munitions through the Department of Defense.
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