DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 8026.2D
N41
26 Apr 2021
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 8026.2D
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVY MUNITIONS DISPOSITION POLICY
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 5160.68 of 29 December 2008
(b) Joint Conventional Ammunition Policies and Procedures of October 2017
(c) DoD Manual 4715.26, DoD Military Munitions Rule Implementation
Procedures, 25 April 2017
(d) SECNAVINST 5000.2F
(e) DoD Manual 4160.28, Volume 3, Defense Demilitarization: Procedural Guidance,
7 June 2011
(f) OPNAVINST 4520.1C
(g) NAVSUP P-724
(h) OPNAV-M 5090.1 of 3 Sep 19
(i) NAVSEA OP 4, Twelfth Revision
(j) NAVSEA OP 5, Volume 1, Seventh Revision
(k) DoD Instruction 4140.62 of 20 August 2015
(l) NAVSUPINST 8027.2A
Encl: (1) Definitions.
1. Purpose. To define policy, authority and responsibility for management of the Navy’s
disposition process for excess, obsolete, unserviceable and waste military munitions (WMM)
generated or received at naval activities. The disposition process includes redistributing,
transferring, donating, selling, demilitarizing (DEMIL), treating, destroying, or other end of life
cycle guidance for Department of Defense (DoD) personal property. This instruction is a
complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 8026.2C.
3. Background.
a. Per DoD Manual 4160.21, Volume 1, Defense Materiel Disposition: Disposal Guidance
and Procedures, 22 October 2015, the DoD assigns the disposition of all excess and surplus
materiel to the Defense Logistics Agency. However, the disposition of military munitions or any
materiel potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH) that has not been documented as
safe will remain the responsibility of the Military Services.
