text: Appendix C
  Ordnance Operations
  On May 14, 1812, Congress officially established the Ordnance Department, now known as
  the Ordnance Corps. The Ordnance Corps motto is “Armament for Peace”. The purpose of this
  appendix is to describes the functions of the Ordnance Corps. It provides doctrinal references
  to other publications that describe munitions operations, EOD operations, munitions safety,
  and maintenance in greater details.
  MISSION AND FUNCTIONS
  C-1. The Ordnance Corps provides munitions, maintenance, EOD, and explosive safety support to generate
  and maintain combat power. The corps provides these functions to Army, joint, intergovernmental,
  interagency, and multinational forces. These functions provide for equipment serviceability, munitions
  availability, readiness, and protection that directly support operations. Each of these functions has a critical
  role ensuring operational commanders and forces have the required combat power for mission
  accomplishment.
  ORDNANCE IN THE SUSTAINMENT WARFIGHTING FUNCTION
  C-2. All ordnance operations must be accomplished by planning and executing missions within the context
  of the sustainment warfighting function. This implies a need to understand and embrace the sustainment
  warfighting function and its tasks. Throughout operations, ordnance commanders must evaluate the
  performance of support provided to the force and determine if it meets the intent of the sustainment
  warfighting function.
  C-3. Ordnance operations are planned and executed by applying the principles of sustainment. When
  applied properly, the principles of sustainment provoke thought and allow commanders and staffs to use their
  knowledge, experience, and judgment to effectively employ their capabilities. Application of the principles
  of sustainment should be considered throughout planning, reevaluated during operations, and reviewed
  following operations.
  SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS
  C-4. Ordnance leaders must assess the execution of ordnance functions to ensure they fully support the
  imperatives and apply the tenets of operations. Ordnance leaders and Soldiers provide sustainment to Army
  forces by employing capabilities in a combined arms approach that creates complementary and reinforcing
  effects through multiple domains.
  MUNITIONS OPERATIONS
  C-5. The munitions function provides the correct type and quantity of munitions from the industrial base to
  the tactical point of need with minimal handling and reconfiguration. Class V munitions includes fixed
  cartridges for small arms, cannons, and main battle tanks; separate projectiles, propellant charges, rockets
  and missiles, and fuses for artillery; projectiles and charges for mortars; and grenades, missiles, rockets,
  bombs, and explosives. Ordnance munitions organizations must effectively and efficiently handle, store,
  secure, distribute, and account for munitions in support of operations to joint or multinational partners when
  directed. Throughout operations, strict explosives safety guidelines must be applied to ensure adequate safety
  to all personnel. Effective munitions operations at all echelons support the CCDR’s desired end state and
  ability to effectively seize, retain, and exploit the initiative.
  SUPPORT STRUCTURE
  C-6. Most Soldiers and units in the Army have a munitions requirement. The type of munitions required
  and the urgency of need varies based upon the mission and the OE. Commanders visualize a logical