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5-2 b. Magazines and lockers containing classified ordnance or grenades and demolition explosives;
c. Armories and lockers containing small arms and small arms ammunition;
d. Topside AA&E lockers;
e. Installed shipboard weapon systems where ordnance is positioned in launchers, gun mounts with integral magazines, tubes or racks in ready to fire condition (see chapter 5, paragraph 1d);
f. Magazines and lockers containing pyrotechnics and ammunition 40 mm and smaller; and
g. Magazines not covered in subparagraphs 2a through 2f containing explosive items or ammunition larger than 40 mm.
3. General Requirements for Armory, Magazine and Ready Service Locker Storage. Armories, magazines and ready service lockers (RSL) aboard ship will be constructed to meet storage requirements for SRC I and II AA&E. All AA&E assigned a SRC will be stored in armories, magazines or RSL’s. SRC I and II AA&E storage spaces with IDS protection will be checked at least every 24 hours; without IDS, they will be physically checked randomly within 4 hour periods at sea and randomly within 1 hour periods in port.
a. Magazines and RSL’s are to be kept closed, locked and if equipped with IDS, armed, except when opened, specifically for inspection, ventilation, testing or authorized work.
b. RFI AA&E may be secured as specified in chapter 2 paragraph 4c. in lieu of the structural requirements detailed in this chapter.
c. All AE for use during exercises and operations at sea, including that used for safety or lifesaving (except that which is an essential component of life saving equipment; e.g., life raft pyrotechnics) stored in ready service lockers (RSL) without high security features will be returned to secure storage upon return to port.
d. Topside RSLs that are empty are not required to be secured with a high security padlock, however, in place of a high security padlock empty RSLs must be secured with a low security padlock, security seal or type 1 or 2 traceable seal so that unauthorized access can be detected. Empty sealed RSLs must be inspected daily to verify the seal is intact.
e. Storage of all AE is subject to established explosives safety and compatibility requirements contained in reference (d).
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5-3 4. Structural Requirements for Armories and Magazines. At a minimum, bulkheads will be constructed of 14-gauge steel. Decks and overheads will be constructed of similar strength material. Expanded metal is not a suitable substitute. On ships with aluminum superstructures, superstructure bulkheads 1/8-inch thick are adequate. Bulkheads constructed of double-walled extruded aluminum and aluminum honeycomb types are not acceptable. Bulkheads will be of continuously welded construction, except solid core rivets or mechanical fasteners (minimum 1/4-inch in diameter) will be used for fastening dissimilar metals. Security hardware and locking devices, consistent with this manual will be included in new ships construction. Security related items will be included in ships drawings.
5. Requirements for Doors and Hatches of Armories and Magazines.
a. Entrances to AA&E spaces will be held to a minimum, consistent with safety requirements and efficient operations.
b. Entrance doors will be as shown in NAVSEASYSCOM standard drawings. They will be constructed of a minimum 14-gauge steel, except for those identified in subparagraphs 5b (1) and (2).
(1) Sheathing of existing doors with 14-gauge steel is acceptable.
(2) On aluminum hull ships, doors as designed will suffice. However, double wall extruded aluminum and aluminum honeycombed construction are not acceptable and will be replaced with aluminum doors as shown in NAVSEASYSCOM standard drawings.
c. A non-removable observation port must be provided in entry doors of armory spaces. Such doors will be fitted with an interior locking device (e.g., hook and staple or deadbolt) which will be locked when the armory is manned. Observation ports must be open for viewing in both directions at all times. New observation ports and replacements will follow NAVSEA Drawing No. 803-6397269.
Note: NAVSEA Drawing No. 803-6397269 depicts a four-inch clear opening observation port. For evaluation of acceptability, existing observation ports must have an opening size less than 96 square inches.
d. When armories are issue points for small arms and ammunition the armory door should be equipped with a day gate. Day gates are used to separate restricted arms storage areas from common spaces during normal operating hours. The day gate should be equipped with a weapons issue point. The size of the weapons issue point must be held to an operational minimum (typically 190 square inches) as required to accommodate standard issue items. A dutch-style door may be used for the day gate. The top half of the door should include a standard weapons issue point and the top half of the door can be opened to issue larger weapons and ancillary equipment that will not fit through the issue point. The top half of the door must be
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5-4 securable from the inside with a deadbolt or other locking device to prevent access to the armory from the outside. When not in use, issue ports will be secured with material comparable to that forming the adjacent walls.
e. Main personnel entrances to AA&E spaces will be provided with normal and emergency lighting (may be relay or battery-operated battle lanterns) sufficient to allow examination of locking devices. Submarines, topside lockers and entrances to AA&E spaces opening onto weather decks are excluded from this requirement.
f. Main personnel entrances to AA&E storage spaces will be posted with signs reading "RESTRICTED AREA, KEEP OUT" (or "SECURITY AREA, KEEP OUT") and "AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY" or close equivalent. Topside lockers and entrances opening onto weather decks do not require such signs.
g. Hinges will be located within the secured area whenever possible. Where hinges are located outside the secure area, the door will be fitted with hinge security brackets (minimum of two or continuous strip) so that the door cannot be defeated by disassembly or removal of the hinge. See NAVSEA S9086-XG-STM-010, Naval Ships’ Technical Manual for Shipboard Ammunition Handling and Stowage, 31 July 2007 for examples of hinge side protection.
h. Doors other than the main personnel entrance and emergency escapes must be secured from the inside with sliding bolts, bars or pins.
i. When a trunk serves only one deck, high security hardware at the trunk entrance will suffice for multiple magazines on the same level.
6. Requirements for Small Arms Racks, Lockers and Containers.
a. Within armories small arms must be stored in arms lockers of 14-gauge steel with hinge security hardware, GSA approved security containers or any gauge metal gun racks with rack locking devices (e.g., locking bar, cable, chain, etc.) and approved low security lock(s) (see appendix C). If, however, armory spaces are also used as divisional work centers (and therefore not always under the control of the armorer), high security locks are required and gun racks must not be used.
b. Small arms stored in lockers or spaces having high security hardware with sole access from within an armory meeting high security criteria do not require rack locking devices.
c. Small arms within lockers do not require rack locking devices if the locker meets shipboard high security construction requirements, is fitted with high security hardware (lock, hasp and hinge side protection) or if the space in which the locker is located is manned 24 hours a day.
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5-5 d. Where equivalent or higher security standards exist, modification to spaces as required by this section will not be undertaken.
e. New and retrofitted topside ordnance lockers will be constructed of a minimum of 14- gauge steel. Lockers made of 1/8-inch-thick aluminum may be used to meet high security requirements as necessary, except that aluminum topside ordnance lockers must not be used to store grenades, demolition material or incendiary material. All will have high security locks and high security hasps that meet the requirements of appendix C along with at least two hinge security brackets (or a continuous strip).
7. Requirements for AA&E Emergency Escape Scuttles and Hatches.
a. Emergency escape scuttles and hatches must not be padlocked from the inside.
b. Outside locking devices for emergency scuttles and hatches with permanently installed quick acting double (top and bottom) hand-wheels will be a hinged box of 14-gauge steel with protected hinges or a locking bar of 1/4 inch minimum 300 series stainless steel. The box or bar must be secured with an approved high security-locking device per appendix C. That method is also approved for scuttles and hatches with removable hand-wheels or flush scuttles and hatches operated with a "T" wrench.
c. Where a box and padlock on top of a closure is an unacceptable tripping hazard, the locking device may instead be a toggle pin on the inside which constrains movement of dogging devices.
d. Exterior locking devices (other than hinge boxes) on emergency escape scuttles and hatches will be removed whenever the space is manned.
e. Install a label plate on top of escape scuttles with one-inch red letters reading: "ESCAPE SCUTTLE, DO NOT OBSTRUCT OR BLOCK." Where escape scuttles are required to be locked, also install a label plate on the main entry reading: "ESCAPE SCUTTLE TO THIS SPACE MUST BE UNLOCKED AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE SPACE IS OCCUPIED."
f. Escape hatches cannot provide unauthorized access into another AA&E magazine or stowage area as a means of emergency escape. On ships that do not utilize a segregated trunk for emergency escape, the escape hatch or scuttle leading from an AA&E magazine must lead to a non-restricted area or passageway.
8. Requirements for AA&E Elevators.
a. Commands must ensure that unauthorized access to AA&E storage areas cannot be gained by way of elevator trunks. Internal securing of man-moveable elevator hatches and doors
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5-6 within the AA&E storage area can be accomplished by internal locks, locking pins and bars or dogging capabilities which cannot be bypassed from outside.
b. Doors controllable only from within the secured area do not require locking systems.
c. Where "J" doors are installed, the elevator platform will be secured and controls outside the secure spaces will either be made inoperable or locked to prevent unauthorized use.
d. Elevator "J" doors must be secured at the lowest level with the end interlocking device locked with an approved lock per appendix C.
9. Openings in AA&E Storage Spaces. Each opening or duct of 96 square inches or more with the least dimension greater than 6 inches must be protected by steel bars (minimum 3/8-inch steel rods with maximum 4-inch spacing) or 6-gauge steel or stainless steel 1-inch x 1-inch wire mesh. Bars and wire mesh will be welded to steel frames securely anchored to the structure by smooth head bolts or welding.
10. Locking Systems and Key Control. Locking systems will be complete and compatible; e.g., locks, hasps, etc. must be applied to doors, hatches and frames so that each element is compatible and structurally equivalent, with the whole unit offering a relatively uniform resistance to attack. In addition to the provisions in chapter 3, the requirements identified in subparagraphs 10a through 10g apply:
a. AA&E storage space entrances, unless secured from inside, must be secured with a high security locking system per appendix C. Local tender-constructed hasps are not authorized.
b. Doors to AA&E storage areas storing other than SRC I do not require high security hardware if these areas are served by a common compartment or trunk on the same deck with a single entrance which has high security hardware.
c. Doors or hatches, other than the main personnel entry, may be secured from the inside using sliding bolts, bars or pins. Emergency exits may use appropriate emergency hardware.
d. Topside ordnance lockers must be secured with a high security hasp and lock listed in appendix C of this manual.
e. Appendix C and the Naval Ships Technical Manual S9086-UK-STM-010, chapter 604 Locks, Keys and Hasps, 12 December 1998 provide additional details.
f. Key control will be as described in chapter 3, with the exceptions annotated in subparagraphs 10f(1) through 10f(3) of this chapter:
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5-7 (1) Maintenance and spare keys to SRC I and II AA&E must be stored in a GSA approved Class 5 or 6 security container or GSA approved Class 5 weapons storage container, separately from operational keys. Operational keys must be stored in a GSA approved Class 5 or 6 security container or GSA approved Class 5 weapons storage container. When GSA approved security containers are not available, operational keys that are issued on a regular basis must be stored in a permanently mounted weapons storage locker or key cabinet equipped with approved high security hardware listed in appendix C, tables C-1 through C-3 or GSA approved, built-in three position changeable combination lock or a built-in combination lock meeting requirements of reference (u), located in the ship’s armory. Ship’s armory must also be equipped with approved high security hardware listed in appendix C tables C-1 through C-3. The key to the key cabinet or locker must be in the custody of the ship’s armorer.
(2) Onboard Submarines, keys must be stored in the stateroom safe of the Weapons Officer or AA&E lock and key custodian, with a minimum of hourly security checks by below deck security watch or roving security watch.
(3) When the custody of keys is transferred to a new key custodian, both the out-going and in-coming key custodians will perform an inventory of all keys and verify all personnel access lists. Additionally, an inventory of all SRC arms and SRC I and II AE only will be conducted.
g. To allow for damaged locks and lock rotation, spare locks or lock cylinders totaling 10 percent of the total number of locks in service must be kept. Spare locks and keys must be stored in a GSA approved Class 5 or 6 security container or a locked container or key cabinet within the ships armory. Operational, spare and maintenance keys may be stored in the same security container, however, some type of separation (e.g., separate drawers, sealed storage containers) must be used.
11. Storage of Crew and Ship's Marine Detachment AA&E.
a. Small arms will be stored in lockers or metal racks within a designated secured space. Detachment arms may be stored in detachment berthing areas in approved weapons security racks. Keys for racks and lockers will be under the control of the detachment CO.
b. GSA approved Class 5 security containers are authorized for storage of small arms in lieu of small arms lockers or racks.
Note: This authorization does not pertain to embarked troops.
c. The minimum essential amount of small arms ammunition for designated response force weapons may be stored with those weapons (see ready-for-issue storage in chapter 2).
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5-8 d. Small arms (including pyrotechnic pistols unless required at anchorage for drills or actual use) stored in ready service racks or boxes while at sea will be returned to the ship's armory upon entering port.
12. Stowage of Embarked Troops' AA&E.
a. A ship's A&E allowance may be stored with landing force operational reserve material if the containers are clearly marked to differentiate the two.
b. Shipboard storage of all small arms for embarked troops will be in armories, small arms lockers, arms racks or shipboard designated ordnance spaces. Rifles stored in troop berthing areas will be secured in approved rifle racks or lockers. Each rifle rack lock will be keyed differently.
c. The keys to the key cabinet or repository will be in the custody of the ship's armorer. However, when troops are embarked, the armory key cabinet or repository may be relocated as designated by the CO of the embarked troops.
d. Rifles not stored in approved rifle racks or lockers will be returned to the troop armory upon entering port.
e. When troop arms and ammunition exceed the capacity of troop armory and magazine spaces, maximum use will be made of unused space in the ship's armory and magazines, respectively.
f. When secure space is not available for a portion of the embarked troops' AA&E, metal containers are authorized for storage providing the space is designated a restricted area and the containers are under direct observation by a 24 hour armed guard. The armed guard may be a member of the embarked troops or the ship's crew.
13. Storage Aboard Submarines.
a. Torpedoes in submarine torpedo rooms are exempt from the security requirements contained here.
b. Stowage of high-risk AA&E, such as for special operating forces, must be secure from pilferage or tampering while on board. If approved containers or spaces cannot be used to physically provide such protection, then an exception must be requested to the requirements of this manual, citing alternative means to provide equivalent security. Alternate means of protecting these AA&E items may include procedural actions, use of containers, blocking stowage spaces with torpedo bodies, frequent inventories, use of serially numbered seals, etc.
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5-9 c. Operational keys to AA&E must remain in the custody of qualified individuals in a perpetual state of issue.
d. Spare operational and maintenance keys and locks to all SRC AA&E must be secured in the weapons officer or AA&E lock and key custodian’s stateroom safe. The safe must be equipped with a built-in GSA approved combination lock meeting the requirements of reference (p), (q), or (u).
14. AA&E Inventories.
a. The ship will conduct scheduled inventories of AA&E as required per references (i) and (j). Additionally, inventories of arms and SRC I and II items will be conducted upon relief of the CO, the accountable officer and upon commissioning or deactivation.
b. The ship will maintain a current inventory of all AA&E on board. Partial or open containers of ordnance will be inventoried by piece count, noted on the container, then resealed or banded so that daily magazine inspections may readily detect unauthorized entry.
c. The OIS-Wholesale is a classified system which is the single repository for worldwide status of Navy expendable non-nuclear ordnance. In addition to OIS reporting of all Navy munitions, all units will maintain stock records that provide continuous accounting per references (i) and (j).
d. Maintain all AA&E records per table 1-2. Note: NAVSURFWARCENDIV CRANE, maintains a registry of all DoN arms. Refer questions to the Navy Small Arms and Light Weapons Registry:
Commanding Officer ATTN: Code JXNP, Bldg. 3422 NAVSURFWARCENDIV CRANE 300 Highway 361 Crane, IN 47522-5001 E-mail: [email protected]
15. Access Control.
a. Personnel allowed unaccompanied or unescorted access to AA&E storage spaces will be limited to those personnel needed for associated, essential operations. Those persons must be designated in writing by the CO only after a favorable Access National Agency Check with Written Inquiries or National Agency Check with Law and Credit investigation is completed and they have been screened as required by chapter 1. Access to such areas for all personnel will be recorded (manually or electronically). The CO may delegate authority to approve visiting personnel with escorted access.
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5-10 b. Personnel assigned to escort others in AA&E spaces must meet the requirements for unescorted entry to those spaces, to include being on the appropriate authorized access list. A visitor’s access log will be maintained listing the name of the person(s) allowed access, the person escorting, the person authorizing access, the time of access and the purpose. The access list must be posted inside the ship’s armory protected from public view. Maintain access logs for 3 years.
c. The command will maintain a list of personnel authorized access to AA&E spaces; one copy kept by the ship's administrative department and one copy posted inside the armory protected from public view.
Note: The AA&E access list may be combined with the key access roster. Commands will ensure the requirements for both documents are met as outlined in this instruction.
16. Issuance and Custody Receipt for Small Arms. Each arms room will maintain a weapons issue log to ensure continuous accountability of weapons. Maintain records for 1 year. Ensure individuals conform to the requirements of reference (d) and have a signed DD Form 2760 before issuing a weapon. Log must contain:
a. Name and signature of the individual receiving the weapon and associated ammunition.
b. Date and hour of issuance.
c. Serial number and type the weapon received.
d. Amount of ammunition (if applicable).
e. Printed name and signature of the individual issuing the weapon.
f. Date and hour the weapon was returned.
g. Printed name and signature of the individual receiving the returned weapon.
h. All personnel receiving small arms for personal protection, security of DoD assets, support of expeditionary operations or special missions must have requalified annually in live fire and completed semi-annual sustainment training between qualification shoots as specified in reference (m).
Note: For bulk weapon issues (range qualifications, return to NAVSURFWARCENDIV CRANE) standard supply documents, DD Form 1149 or DD Form 1348-1A may be utilized.
17. Response Force and RFI AA&E Storage.
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5-11 a. Each ship will have a response force of at least two armed duty personnel responding to attempts to penetrate AA&E spaces. The response force must arrive at the AA&E spaces within five minutes of an alarm.
b. The response force will be drilled at a frequency prescribed by fleet or type commanders. Date, time and results of response force drills, including deficiencies and corrective action taken, will be recorded and maintained for at least 3 years.
c. The response force will be trained and qualified with the small arms which they carry, as specified in reference (m). Training must be documented in each person's training folder. Response force members will know response priorities by compartment for key areas, weapon systems and critical AA&E.
d. Whenever an intruder is reported at large, the response force will be armed and deploy to the location of the most critical AA&E. Under no circumstances will the response force assist in searches or be assigned additional duties when deployed in such situations.
e. The response force will be trained in the use of force per reference (k). A statement acknowledging such training will be signed by each member of the response force and filed in each person's training folder.
f. A duress system will be provided for security and duty personnel to call for assistance. Code words or gestures will use common language and motions and will be changed frequently to preclude discovery.
g. The response force must know duress codes and applicable response procedures, including use of deadly force in connection with duress response.
h. Duty supervisors will conduct periodic, unscheduled visits to all security posts, spaces and patrols at least once each watch.
i. Before persons are assigned AA&E security related duties they will be screened per chapter 1.
j. RFI AA&E storage will meet the requirements of chapter 2.
18. Quarterdeck Sentries. In foreign ports, posted quarterdeck sentries will be armed. However, COs may temporarily waive, on a case-by-case basis, the arming of posted quarterdeck sentries when in foreign ports if in their judgment such arming might heighten tension or civil unrest. In such cases, however, the response force will be armed and ready to deploy. Arming of other watch personnel, sentries, guards or roving patrols will be at the discretion of the CO.
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5-12 19. Physical Security Surveys of AA&E. Each ship will conduct physical security surveys of AA&E as required in chapter 1. Surveys will be conducted at least every 6 months and records of the surveys will be maintained per table 1-2.
20. Special Requirements for Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ships.
a. MSC small arms and ammunition for the ship’s reaction force are considered RFI at all times. IDS or CCTV may be installed to preclude random checks. These systems must allow monitoring of hatches and doors that access AA&E from the bridge or gangway while underway and while in port. If monitoring systems are unavailable, AA&E spaces will be checked randomly every 8 hours at sea and hourly in port.
b. MSC controlled ships will store their own arms and ammunition (for use by ship’s crew and embarked security detachments) in GSA approved Class 5 weapons storage containers or weapons racks in an RFI status. Ships that have an armory may store arms and ammunition in a reaction force RFI locker and relocate it to the armory during in port or reduced manning periods. Embarked security detachment’s small arms, crew served weapons and ammunition are considered RFI for the duration of the embarkation and may be stowed together in the ship’s armory or RSL.
c. AA&E cargo carried on board MSC ships will be protected according to the requirements of this manual.
d. On MSC pre-positioned ships, containerized AA&E cargo will be placed in the center of the holds with access only via the closed overhead hatches. On large, medium speed, roll-on roll-off ships and container ships, the containers will be stowed against bulkheads or door-to- door to prevent access. Containers that must be stored in the open will be secured with electronic security seals, monitored on the bridge. If electronic security seals are unavailable, containers will be checked randomly every 8 hours at sea and hourly in port. This requirement may be waived at the Master’s discretion where entries have remote detectors that are alarmed and allow remote monitoring from the bridge or damage control central or machinery console control system.
e. Break-bulk munitions (palletized or in individual crates, boxes, etc.) are to be stowed using false decking so that, to the greatest degree possible, munitions are inaccessible. Access doors and hatches will be locked consistent with Code of Federal Regulations requirements and monitored with visual and audible alarms.
f. Special Mission ships that carry SRC IV signal underwater sound charges for underwater surveys will stow them in above-deck lockers that can be jettisoned from the ship.
g. For Sealift Program (managing point-to-point cargo ships) AA&E ships, containerized AA&E cargo will, whenever possible, be stowed door-to-door or door-to-bulkhead to limit
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5-13 access to cargo while aboard ship. Containers that must be stored in the open will be closed with electronic security seals, monitored on the bridge and in-port quarterdeck. Palletized AA&E cargoes will be stowed in holds with limited access. Cargo will be inspected every 8 hours or daily while underway. This requirement may be waived at the Master's discretion where entries have remote detectors that are alarmed for all entries and allow remote monitoring from the bridge while underway and from the quarterdeck area while in port. If ship’s force is not adequate to provide inspections, or more frequent monitoring is required, supercargo (personnel accompanying cargo) or military personnel may be used.
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6-1 CHAPTER 6 TRANSPORTATION 1. General.
a. This chapter prescribes transportation security standards and procedures used in safeguarding categorized AA&E, as described in chapter 8 and for safeguarding CAT-U HC/D 1.1 through 1.6 AE. Classified AA&E must be stored and transported as required by this manual, references (c) and (h). Where specific individual requirements differ between the documents, the more stringent requirement will be followed.
b. The task is to provide security commensurate with the military value of the shipment and to safeguard it against loss, theft or damage. CO and their designated representatives may modify requirements on a case-by-case basis when common sense and mature judgment dictate. Such modifications will be reported to NOSSA to assist in reevaluating the applicable security standard and to determine if a change is in order. Nothing in this chapter relieves the CO from the responsibility for safeguarding AA&E in transit.
c. COs may direct additional Transportation Protective Services (TPS) based on threat determinations and evaluations of a particular movement.
d. TPS for conventional ordnance items is described in reference (v). Safety, security and traffic management guidance and direction concerning the transportation of A&E is addressed in reference (w).
2. Roles and Responsibilities.
a. The theater Unified Commander's Navy Component Commander, with support from SDDC and MSC, will:
(1) Ensure the TPS measures used for AA&E items are established in applicable tariffs, government tenders, agreements or contracts.
(2) Negotiate with commercial carriers for establishment of TPS measures to meet shipper requirements.
(3) Determine the adequacy of the services provided by commercial carriers for movement of AA&E items.
(4) Provide routing instructions when requested by shipper.
b. In addition, the Commander, SDDC will: