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REF B IS COMNAVRESFORCOM LOI SERIAL TWO. REF C IS COMNAVRESFORCOM LOI SERIAL THREE. REF D IS COMNAVRESFORCOM LOI SERIAL FOUR. REF E IS THE COMNAVRESFORCOM FORCE PROTECTION PROGRAM MANUAL. REF F IS THE USFF EXORD DIRECTING COMNAVRESFOR TO CREATE AN ARMED DUTY WATCHSTANDER CAPABILITY AT OFF-INSTALLATION NOSCS. REF G IS THE SMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION MANUAL. REF H IS THE NAVY PHYSICAL SECURITY INSTRUCTION FOR CONVENTIONAL ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES. REF I IS THE SECNAV INSTRUCTION FOR THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS BY PERSONNEL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, SECURITY DUTIES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION. REF J IS THE DOD DIRECTIVE FOR ARMING AND THE USE OF FORCE. REF K IS THE CJCS STANDING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT/STANDING RULES FOR THE USE OF FORCE FOR U.S. FORCES. REF L IS NAVSEA INSTRUCTION CONTAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF AA&E ITEMS. REF M IS THE NAVY PHYSICAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM INSTRUCTION. REF N IS PQS SERIES 43466-D, SECURITY FORCE WEAPONS.// POC/WILLIAMS, SHADRICK/CDR/COMNAVRESFORCOM N3AT DIRECTOR/ TEL: 757-445-8530/EMAIL: SHADRICK.WILLIAMS(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. PURPOSE: THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES AN UPDATE TO REFS A THROUGH E AND EXPANDS UPON PREVIOUS COMMANDERS GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE EXECUTION OF ACTIONS DIRECTED BY REF F. EXECUTION OF REF F CONTINUES TO BE IAW REFS G THROUGH N. THIS GUIDANCE IS NOT INTENDED TO SUPERSEDE OR REPLACE ANTI-TERRORISM (AT)/FORCE PROTECTION (FP) DIRECTIVES OR GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE NAVYS AT/FP TACON CHAIN OF COMMAND. RESERVE COMPONENT COMMAND (RCC) COMMANDERS AND NOSC COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL AT/FP PLANNING ACTIONS, CONDITION ATTAINMENT WITH CORRESPONDING RAM MEASURES, AT/FP INCIDENT REPORTS, AND ARMED WATCHSTANDER (AWS) POST ORDERS MUST BE COORDINATED WITH RESPECTIVE NAVY REGION COMMANDERS. INFORM THE COMNAVRESFORCOM COMMAND DUTY OFFICER (CDO) AFTER ALL OTHER PRIORITY REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC). 2. M500 ISSUANCE. COMNAVRESFORCOM WILL COMMENCE ISSUANCE OF M500 SHOTGUNS TO ARMED OFF-INSTALLATION NOSCS BEGINNING MARCH 2017. NOSCS WILL RECEIVE THREE M500S AND 160 ROUNDS OF SERVICE AMMUNITION. WEAPONS AND SERVICE AMMUNITION WILL BE IMMEDIATELY INVENTORIED AND STORED IN THE CLASS V WEAPONS CONTAINER UPON RECEIPT. M500S AND M9S, AS WELL AS SERVICE AMMUNITION, SHALL NOT BE FIRED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES IAW REF E. 3. M500 SHOTGUN DUMMY ROUNDS [17287]. EACH NOSC WILL RECEIVE SEVEN TO EIGHT DUMMY ROUNDS FOR REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. DUMMY ROUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ON HOW TO PROPERLY LOAD AND CYCLE ROUNDS. DUMMY ROUNDS WILL BE STORED INSIDE THE NOSCS READY FOR ISSUE (RFI) BUT OUTSIDE THE CLASS V WEAPONS CONTAINER AND REMAIN SEGREGATED FROM LIVE AMMUNITION AT ALL TIMES. NEVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, MIX LIVE ROUNDS WITH DUMMY ROUNDS. DUMMY ROUNDS SHALL HAVE THE SAME ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS AS LIVE ROUNDS AND SHALL BE ADDED TO THE NOSCS AA&E INVENTORY AS OUTLINED IN REF E CHAPTER SIX. THE NOSC CO SHALL LIMIT ACCESS TO DUMMY ROUNDS TO AWS AND QUALIFIED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. THE NOSC SHALL ENSURE DUMMY ROUNDS ARE PROPERLY LOGGED OUT WHEN TAKEN OUTSIDE THE RFI FOR TRAINING OR SHOTGUN MAINTENANCE. LOSS OF ANY SERVICE ROUNDS OR DUMMY ROUNDS WILL REQUIRE AN INVESTIGATION. NUMBER IN BRACKETS INDICATE THE STANDARD PMS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION GUIDE (SPMIG) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. 4. M500 REQUIREMENTS. NOSCS SHALL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO REQUESTING SHIPMENT OF M500 SHOTGUNS: A. VERIFY A MINIMUM OF TWO AWS ARE CURRENTLY QUALIFIED ON THE M500 SHOTGUN IAW REF G AND COMPLETED THE M500 PQS, WATCHSTATION 305 OF REF N. ADDITIONALLY, AWS SHALL UPDATE THEIR CLEARING BARREL SUPERVISOR PQS BY COMPLETING ALL M500 APPLICABLE LINE ITEMS OF WATCHSTATION 322 OF REF N. ALL LIVE-FIRE QUALIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED USING GOVERNMENT TRAINING WEAPONS AND NCEA AMMUNITION IAW REF G. B. VERIFY AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CLEARING BARREL SUPERVISOR OUTSIDE THE AWS PROGRAM HAS COMPLETED THE M500 PQS, WATCHSTATION 305 OF REF N, AND UPDATED THEIR CLEARING BARREL SUPERVISOR PQS BY COMPLETING ALL M500 APPLICABLE LINE ITEMS OF WATCHSTATION 322 OF REF N. C. RECEIVE AND INSTALL HAMILTON WEAPONS STORAGE RACK IN CLASS V WEAPONS CONTAINER. D. REVIEW, UPDATE AND SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING/MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NOSC AND THE TENANT/HOST COMMAND IF REQUIRED. E. RECEIVE REQUIRED M500 SLINGS AND MAGAZINE POUCHES. F. UPDATE ALL AA&E ADMINISTRATIVE PAPERWORK, PRE-PLANNED RESPONSES, POST ORDERS AND CLEARING BARREL PROCEDURES TO REFLECT M500 WATCHSTANDING REQUIREMENTS AND POST AS REQUIRED. G. INFORM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF NEW AWS CAPABILITIES. H. UPDATE AT PLAN TO REFLECT NEW AWS CAPABILITIES AND SUBMIT UPDATED AT PLAN TO REGCOM FOR REVIEW. I. SUBMIT A FORMAL REQUEST TO RECEIVE M500 SHOTGUNS TO COMNAVRESFORCOM N3AT (EMAIL: CNRFC_N3AT(AT)NAVY.MIL). J. ADDITIONALLY, NOSCS WILL SUBMIT AN INITIAL, ONE TIME FORMAL REQUEST TO ARM M500 SHOTGUNS TO COMNAVRESFORCOM PRIOR TO ISSUING M500 SHOTGUNS TO AWS. 5. MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT (3M). A. RCC 3M MAINTENANCE ACTIONS: (1) UTILIZING ADMINISTRATIVE MODE IN SKED, CREATE A COMPONENT ROW FOR EACH SHOTGUN AND INPUT M500 SERIAL NUMBERS AS PART OF THE COMPONENT NAME BLOCK FOR EVERY ARMED WORK CENTER. (2) WHEN DIRECTED BY CNRFC N7, TRANSFER UPDATED MIP (7611/001) AND MRCS (SU-16, S-1R, R-4, R-19) TO WORK CENTERS. (3) ANNOTATE ALL PMS CHANGES AND APPLY TO THE SCHEDULE. (4) AFTER RECEIVING 13 WEEK REPORTS FROM EACH NOSC THAT ANNOTATE COMPLETION OF START-UP MAINTENANCE, ENTER MAINTENANCE INTO SKED DATABASE. (5) IF PROBLEMS ARISE WHILE UPDATING SKED OR FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF START-UP MAINTENANCE REPORTS FROM NOSCS, NOTIFY CNRFC N7 FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE. (6) FORCE REVISION REQUIREMENTS. UPON RECEIPT OF THE QUARTERLY FORCE REVISION, RCC SHALL UPDATE ALL WORKCENTERS AND SUBMIT RCC FORCE REVISION CHECKLIST TO CNRFC N7 WITHIN SEVEN WORKING DAYS. ONCE THE RCC FORCE REVISION CHECKLIST IS COMPLETE, THE RCC SHALL INITIATE THE NOSC FORCE REVISION CHECKLIST THAT INCLUDES SPECIFIC ACTIONS FOR THE WCS, DEPARTMENT HEAD (DH), AND CO. NOSCS SHALL HAVE SEVEN WORKING DAYS TO COMPLETE AND RETURN. THE RCC SHALL VERIFY NOSC CHECKLISTS FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETION AND SHALL SUBMIT A CONSOLIDATED REPORT TO CNRFC N7 INCLUDING ALL CHECKLISTS. B. NOSC 3M MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: (1) VERIFY ALL NOSC PERSONNEL COMPLETING WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ARE QUALIFIED ON THE M500 SHOTGUN IAW WITH REF N AND 3M PQS QUALIFIED AS DIRECTED IN REF A PARAGRAPH M. 3M QUALIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN THE WORK CENTER MANUAL. M500 SHOTGUN PQS QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE MAINTAINED WITH AA&E FILES BUT MUST BE AVAILABLE AND PRESENTED DURING ANY SPOT CHECK. (2) COMPLETE READY TO RECEIVE CHECKLIST AND NOTIFY RCC 3MC UPON RECEIPT OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE MATERIALS, TOOLS, AND 12 GAUGE DUMMY ROUNDS. NUMBERS IN BRACKETS INDICATE THE STANDARD PMS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION GUIDE (SPMIG) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. NSN OR PART NUMBER INFORMATION FOR FUTURE ORDER REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE FROM REGIONAL 3MC. THE FUNCTIONAL R-4 CHECK OF THE M500 SHOTGUN REQUIRES FOUR DUMMY ROUNDS [17287] AND THE R-19 CHECK REQUIRES FIVE DUMMY ROUNDS. NEW MAINTENANCE MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR M500 SHOTGUNS ARE [00173] BRUSH, [03109] CLEANING ROD, [03707] NON-VENTED GOGGLES, AND [00931] OILER. (3) UPON RECEIPT OF M500S, REPORT M500 SERIAL NUMBERS TO RCC 3MC AND PERFORM REQUIRED START UP MAINTENANCE BEFORE WEAPON IS PLACED INTO SERVICE IAW CURRENT FORCE REVISION MIP (7611/001) AND MRCS (SU-16#, S-1R#, R-4) RECEIVED FROM RCC 3MC. DOCUMENT COMPLETED START UP MAINTENANCE ON 13 WEEK REPORT AND FORWARD TO RCC 3MC. (4) HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT) CONTROL & MANAGEMENT (HMC&M) COORDINATOR REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 8 AND 9 OF REF C REMAIN IN EFFECT. ADDITIONALLY, EACH NOSC MUST COMPLETE A SELF ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL/HAZARDOUS WASTE (HM/HW) PROGRAM UTILIZING THE HAZMAT PROGRAM CHECKLIST AVAILABLE FROM RCC 3MC AND FORWARD COMPLETED CHECKLIST TO RCC WITHIN 1 WEEK OF THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE. HMC&M COORDINATORS MUST CONDUCT HAZMAT TRAINING FOR ALL MEMBERS AT THE COMMAND HANDLING HAZMAT UPON REPORTING, ANNUALLY, AND WHENEVER NEW HAZMAT IS INTRODUCED TO THE COMMAND. TRAINING SHALL COVER ALL TOPICS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 8.L. OF REF C. TRAINING SHALL BE DOCUMENTED ON COMMAND TRAINING MUSTER SHEETS AND RECORDED IN ESAMS FOR EACH MEMBER UNDER THE TITLE HAZCOM TRAINING JOB/CHEMICAL SPECIFIC-OJT PROVIDED BY SUPERVISOR. DOCUMENTED TRAINING WILL BE MAINTAINED IN HAZMAT BINDER. (5) SPOT CHECK REQUIREMENTS. FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION TO REF B, PARA E IS PROVIDED. EACH WCS OR DESIGNATED DH SHALL CONDUCT ONE SPOT CHECK A WEEK ON THE AWS WORKCENTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CO SHALL CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF ONE SPOT CHECK PER MONTH. SPOT CHECKS WILL BE CONDUCTED UTILIZING CNRFC ACCOMPLISHMENT CONFIDENCE FACTOR FORM. PERSONNEL CONDUCTING SPOT CHECKS SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THE CURRENT FORCE REVISION IS INSTALLED, THAT THE MEMBER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE IS QUALIFIED, AND THAT THE APPLICABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT CARD IS PROPERLY VERIFIED. (6) FORCE REVISION REQUIREMENTS. THE CO SHALL VERIFY INSTALLATION OF THE FORCE REVISION AND SUBMIT THE NOSC FORCE REVISION CHECKLIST TO THE RCC 3MC WITHIN SEVEN WORKING DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE FORCE REVISION. (7) NOSCS WITH AN ESTABLISHED 3M PROGRAM AS A PART OF THEIR MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE UTILITY BOAT (MPFUB) OR RESERVE INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY UNITS (RIMA) ARE DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AN AWS WORKCENTER AND SHALL MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE 3M PROGRAM FOR THEIR AWS WORK CENTER. AS LONG AS THE 3M PROGRAM REMAINS EFFECTIVE (NO CEASE OPERATIONS ISSUED) THESE NOSCS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT AWS WORK CENTER WEEKLY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE RCC PROGRAM. THESE NOSCS WILL MANAGE THEIR AWS WORK CENTER AS OUTLINED IN REF (A) TO (C). THE 3MC FOR THE MPFUB OR RIMA WILL ACT AS THE 3MC FOR THE WEAPONS PROGRAM. THESE ARMED NOSCS WILL HAVE THE WEAPONS WORK CENTER REVIEWED WHEN CNRFC N7 CONDUCTS SCHEDULED RIMA AND MPFUB ASSIST AND INSPECTION VISITS. IN ADDITION TO RCC 3MC SPOT CHECKS, ANY DISCREPANCIES IN THE AWS WORK CENTER WILL BE REFERRED TO THE RCC FOR FOLLOW ON CHECKS AND TO REPORT CORRECTIONS. RCC SHALL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT SPOTCHECKS ON THESE AWS PROGRAMS FOR 3M COMPLIANCE. 6. M500 IMPLEMENTATION. THE M500 PROVIDES ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES TO NOSC AWS TO COMBAT POTENTIAL THREATS. THE M500 SHOTGUN IS NOT MEANT TO REPLACE THE M9 SERVICE PISTOL IN THE PERFORMANCE OF AWS DUTIES, BUT TO ADD TO THE TOOLS AWS HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL TO ENSURE A ROBUST LEVEL OF FORCE PROTECTION. A. THE NOSC CO, IN COORDINATION WITH THEIR REGCOM, WILL DETERMINE SPECIFIC M500 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES FOR THEIR AWS. EXAMPLES OF WHEN M500 SHOTGUNS MAY BE ISSUED INCLUDE WHEN A SECOND AWS IS ON DUTY, AS A RANDOM ANTITERRORISM MEASURE (RAM), OR WHEN THE THREAT LEVEL DICTATES AN INCREASE IN ARMED POSTURE. B. THE M500 SHOTGUN WILL BE CARRIED IN CONDITION THREE (MAGAZINE TUBE FILLED WITH FIVE ROUNDS, CHAMBER EMPTY, ACTION CLOSED, WEAPON ON SAFE.) WITH THE AWS MAINTAINING POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE WEAPON AT ALL TIMES. C. THE M9 WILL REMAIN THE REQUIRED WEAPON SYSTEM FOR NOSC AWS AND WILL BE CARRIED AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON DUTY IAW REF E. AWS ISSUED AN M500 WILL BE ARMED WITH AN M9 SIMULTANEOUSLY. 7. M500 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING. AWS SUSTAINMENT TRAINING FOR THE M500 WILL BE CONDUCTED IAW REF G. 8. RELEASED BY RADM T. W. LUSCHER, COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCES COMMAND.// BT #0003 NNNN