Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4165.72
December 21, 2007
Incorporating Change 1, November 9, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Real Property Disposal
References: (a) DoD Directive 4165.6, 4165.06, “Real Property,” October 13, 2004
(b) DoD Directive 4275.5, “Acquisition and Management of Industrial
Resources,” October 6, 1980 March 15, 2005
(c) DoD Instruction 4165.69, “Realignment of DoD Sites Overseas,” April 6,
2005
(d) DoD Directive 5110.4 5110.04, “Washington Headquarters Services (WHS),”
October 19, 2001 March 27, 2013
(e) through (v), see Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Implements policy and assigns responsibility pursuant to Reference (a) for the disposal
of real property.
1.2. Re-delegates various statutory and regulatory authorities and responsibilities relating to
real property disposal.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction:
2.1. Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including
their Reserve components), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 in the
Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
2.2. Applies to all DoD real property holdings except:
