DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 8000.16E
N4
15 Mar 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 8000.16E
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVAL ORDNANCE MANAGEMENT POLICY
Ref: (a) OPNAV M-8000.16 of April 2012
1. Purpose. To establish responsibilities and implement policy for naval ordnance management.
This revision removes detailed program management policy, responsibilities, and information
which has been incorporated into reference (a). This instruction is a complete revision and
should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 8000.16D.
3. Applicability. This instruction and reference (a) are applicable to all Navy and Marine Corps
activities (with the exception of U.S. Marine Corps activities responsible for Marine Corps
ground ammunition (cognizant code 0T)) concerned with the acquisition and life-cycle
management of Department of Defense Class V ammunition and associated equipment.
4. Background. The naval ordnance management policy is designed to achieve operational
readiness and inventory management objectives, as established by the Chief of Naval Operations
(CNO) while promoting safety and ensuring the optimum use of manpower, facilities, material,
and funds. This is accomplished through policy guidance, technical direction, and the
administration of specific programs necessary to provide the naval force with those weapons and
materials required to fulfill the CNO’s and the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ role in
supporting the applicable combatant commander offensive and defensive combat capability.
5. Policy
a. This instruction implements reference (a), which contains Navy and Marine Corps
policies, guidelines, procedures, and responsibilities for naval ordnance management. It also
outlines the command, administrative, and management relationships that exist within the naval
ordnance supply chain.
b. Reference (a) is the governing authority for the management of naval ordnance and will
be the prevailing document when in conflict with other issuances.
