Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5000.67
February 1, 2010
Incorporating Change 1, November 21, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Prevention and Mitigation of Corrosion on DoD Military Equipment and
Infrastructure
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (a)), this
Instruction reissues DoD Instruction 5000.67 (Reference (b)), pursuant to section 2228 of title
10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)), to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and
provide guidance for the establishment and management of programs to prevent or mitigate
corrosion of DoD military equipment and infrastructure.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter
collectively referred to as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. These terms and their definitions are for the purpose of this Instruction.
a. budget. With respect to a fiscal year, the budget for the fiscal year that is submitted to
Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, U.S.C. (Reference (d)).
b. corrosion. The deterioration of a material or its properties due to a reaction of that
material with its chemical environment.
c. defense budget materials. With respect to a fiscal year, the materials submitted to
Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that fiscal year.
d. infrastructure. All buildings, structures, airfields, port facilities, surface and subterranean
utility systems, heating and cooling systems, fuel tanks, pavements, and bridges.
