Requisitioning by United States Shore Activities outside CONUS United State shore activities outside the continental United States must maintain 100 percent of the routine fleet support requirement of their approved basic stock level of ammunition (ABSLA) either on hand or on order. When advised in advance of specific fleet requirements, additional stock should be requisitioned to meet the demand. Normally, stock that satisfies the prepositioned war reserve material requirements, as shown in the ABSLA, are pushed to shore activities outside CONUS as assets when    transportation    becomes    available.    However, shore activities are responsible for maintaining complete    round    assets.    Replacements    should    be requisitioned  by  the  shore  activity  when  components become unserviceable, issued, or expended. All  requisitions  should  be  prepared  in  the  format previously  discussed  in  this  chapter  and  submitted  to the applicable inventory manager. An information copy must   be   provided   to   CINCLANTFLT   and   Naval Ammunition Logistics Center. Special Requisitioning Procedures for Missiles and Torpedoes Special  requisitioning  procedures  are  part  of  an intensified   management   program   to   control   critical assets   and   improve   fleet   readiness.   Therefore,   all air-launch missiles (including 8E COG material), such as the Seasparrow and Harpoon, must be submitted to the inventory manager and Naval Ammunition Logistics Center Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Requisitions must be submitted by naval message not earlier than 90 days but not less than 60 days before the RDD. The Seasparrow and Harpoon, when used as point-defense missiles are classified as surface-launch missiles. They are managed by COMNAVAIR- SYSCOM and not by COMNAVSEASYSCOM. Requisitions   for   lightweight   torpedoes   must   be prepared in message or DAAS MILSTRIP format. Do NOT   use   DD   Form   1348,   and   do   not   submit requirements by mail. There is a 90-day maximum and 45-day minimum requirement  lead  time  when  requisitioning  torpedoes for complete load outs and deployments. As a general rule,   torpedoes   are   requisitioned   in   a   torpedo-tube configuration, and air-launched accessories are requisitioned as individual items. Warshot torpedo requisitions from afloat units are submitted   directly   to   Naval   Ammunition   Logistics Center with information copies to CINCLANTFLT, the immediate  operational  commander,  and  the  activity where  the  torpedoes  are  to  be  loaded  (supplementary address). Requisitioning Procedures for Mine Exercise Training Material and Associated Services A   message   request   for   mine   exercise   training (MET)  material  must  be  submitted  to  the  appropriate mine    assembly    activity    with    the    respective    type commander as an information addressee. The respective type commander must approve the material request   before   the   appropriate   MOMAG   unit   can release the material. Type commander approval must be received  by  the  mine  assembly  activity  at  least  30 working   days   before   the   RDD.   CINCLANTFLT; Commanding Officer, Mine War Command (COMINEWARCOM);  Commanding  Officer,  Mobile Mine Assembly Group (COMOMAG); and the appropriate  chain  of  command  must  be  included  as information addresses on all mine requests. REQUISITION FILE MAINTENANCE Thus far, you have learned about the procedures for requisitioning    ammunition.    However,    you    cannot merely submit requisitions and then sit back and expect all   materials   to   be   in   place   for   loadout.   Careful monitoring   of   actions   taken   on   requisitions   by   the ammunition  supply  system  and  judicious  expediting action is necessary to ensure the best possible loadout. The  following  paragraphs  discuss  actions  required  of the    requisitioner    to    ensure    that    requisitions    are processed expeditiously and are not lost. Requisition Processing Although  there  are  many  variations  for  specific items,  requisitions  normally  follow  a  particular  path. For    example,    a    person    aboard    a    ship    submits requisitions  to  an  ammunition  stock  point,  such  as  a weapons  station.  If  the  stock  point  has  the  material requisitioned,  it  is  reserved  for  the  ship  and  issued  to meet  the  RDD.  If  the  stock  point  does  not  have  the material,  the  requisition  is  referred  to  the  inventory manager.   The   inventory   manager   does   one   of   the following four things: 1. Refers  the  requisition  to  another  stock  point that  has  the  material  available  or  due  in  the RDD. 17-14