1. Security of Ammunition Depots - Exercise
INTRODUCTION: (2 SLIDES, 5 MIN)
SLIDE 1 of 2: INTRODUCTION (1 min)
You will now do an exercise which will practice you in the important matter of security of ammunition depots.
I will take 5 minutes to brief you. The general scenario for this exercise is the same as the Quantity Distance Exercise (MA05) and the Depot Planning Exercise (MA16).
You will then have 30 minutes to conduct a risk assessment and to prepare a first draft of a Security Plan.
We will then take 10 minutes to review your answers.
You will need the handouts from the lesson Depot Planning Exercise (MA16) plus the handouts for this lesson. (Instructor: ensure student shave their handouts from MA16, and they have the additional handouts for this lesson too, which are the risk assessment flowchart and the template security plan format).

2. Background INTRODUCTION: (2 SLIDES, 5 MIN)
SLIDE 2 of 2: BACKGROUND (4 min)
This exercise is based on the same scenario as the Quantity Distance Exercise (MA05) and the Depot Planning Exercise (MA16).
There have been two developments however...
Threat Increase.
You have been advised that the threat from the rebel faction is increasing at the national level. There have been sporadic attacks on military bases throughout the country, ranging from an individual trying to cut through a perimeter fence to an organised theft of 20 portable anti-tank systems from a government storage facility some 100 miles from your location (Site A).
One of the main purposes of these attacks appears to be to enable the rebel forces to increase and enhance their weapons suite to improve their capability for engaging vehicles of various types.
There is a general perception among the UN deployed force headquarters that attacks on UN facilities, such as yours at Site A, are less likely to be attacked as the repercussions may be greater. Furthermore, the rebel forces consider that a UN site will be better protected and therefore an attempt here would be less likely to succeed.
2. Additional stocks.
At the same time, you have been told to expect an in-load to Site A of 20 portable anti-aircraft systems (Stinger), and a quantity of potable anti-tank (Milan) (likely to be around 30 systems).
These will arrive in 4 ISO containers, with the stock divided across these 4 containers. This is a temporary storage measure as the systems will be deployed forward to the operating bases and checkpoints. You are likely to have them for between 4 and 14 days before they are transported forward. The Force Commander wants them kept in the ISO containers to enable a very rapid operation if they need to be deployed with urgency.
You will receive technical details and NEQs about these natures in due course, and you will then need to calculate the Quantity Distances (Instructor: This is a notional requirement, the students will not actually have to do this).
However, the Force Commander wants to know what extra security measures you need to keep the risk of diversion to ALARP, and he wants to see a first draft of a security plan to support this.
EXERCISE TASKS:
Do a risk assessment pertaining to the security of Site A, in light of these two developments. You should include the existing stock from the Depot Planning exercise (MA16) and these two new ammunition natures as well.
Prepare a first draft of a Security Plan, using IATG 09:10, Annex C as a template. Complete what information you can, and state what information you still require to complete this task.
(Instructor: Should you need to refer to the scenario for MA16, it is pasted below):
You are the nominated officer responsible for the ammunition storage on a UN deployment to foreign country. This deployment is a peace-keeping operation to provide a permissive environment for political reform. The operation is expected to go on for at least 18 months. The country has had a recent history of armed violence from criminal elements and also a rebel faction in the north of the country. There is estimated to be a high quantity of small arms and light weapons in the hands of the civilian population due to illegal smuggling from the neighbouring country. There are not thought to be any armoured vehicles in rebel hands.
The indigenous armed forces are of average capability, they are essentially a lightly mechanised infantry force with some supporting elements. They are useful for security activities.
The military infrastructure and organisation is based on a generic European model. This includes the legacy of several ammunition depots which are located across the country. These were built to a high standard approximately 50 years ago.
You have been offered three of these explosive facilities by the national government. They are all largely empty so you are free to use them as you wish.
The facility you already considered in the Quantity Distance Exercise is one of the ones available.
There are also two others available. Due to resources, the Force Commander has told you he can only manage one depot so you will need to pick the best one. He wants to see pro’s and con’s of each so he can make an informed decision about which one to select.
The UN force is deploying with armoured personnel carriers and light support vehicles (trucks and jeeps). This means a number of 7.62mm machine guns (1 per vehicle for protection).
The troops are equipped with 5.56mm and 7.62mm assault rifles, plus 9mm pistols as a personal protection weapon in case their rifle fails. The each also carry a few HE anti-personnel grenades.
In addition, there are a number of ammunition natures for use by the troops for protection and signalling. These include smoke grenades, handheld mini-flares for signalling, handheld parachute illumination flares, and tripflares.
The last type of ammunition to mention is demolition charges for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams. There is a significant UXO problem in the country.
The details of this ammunition stock on the manifest are in your exercise handout.
The ammunition will be delivered direct to the depot by truck. The truck convoys will come with its own forklift truck. The ammunition will be packed onto standard 1 tonne pallets.
Each pallet is to be classed as one Unit of Space.
You have subsequently, since your initial consideration of the task in the Quantity Distance exercise, been told that 2 forklift trucks will be available to dedicate to your depot. You may therefore stack ammunition. The Force Commander has however limited the stacking height to 2 pallets high.
The Force Commander has ordered you that, if at all possible, each type of ammunition should be divided into two – ie split across two separate storage sites within the explosive facility, to offer some degree of protection from accident, sabotage or even enemy action. This split is now to apply to the HD 1.1 demolition stores as the Force Commander is unhappy about all of this stock in one ESH.
For the reasons of protection and security, you are only to use the available ESH. You are not to use stacks in the open (eg on hard standing). You should however identify some bare ground as potential sites for open stacks in case the ammunition requirement increases.
The Force Commander has ordered that you must abide by the requirements of the IATG document set, particularly regarding the Quantity Distances in IATG 02:20. You may mix Compatibility Groups D and G.
(Instructor: Students should now be given 5 minutes to read over the documentation and ask any clarification questions if they have any).

3. Security of Ammunition Depots - Exercise Tasks:
Do a risk assessment pertaining to the security of Site A, in light of these two developments.
Increase in threat; and
4 ISO containers of missiles.
Prepare a first draft of a Security Plan using IATG 09:10, Annex C as a template. Complete what information you can, and state what information you still require to complete this task.
EXERCISE: (1 SLIDE, 30 MIN)
SLIDE 1 of 1: SECURITY OF AMMUNITION DEPOTS – EXERCISE TASKS (30 min)
(Instructor: Launch the students on the work. They have 30 minutes).
EXERCISE TASKS:
Do a risk assessment pertaining to the security of Site A, in light of these two developments. You should include the existing stock from the Depot Planning exercise (MA16) and these two new ammunition natures as well.
Prepare a first draft of a Security Plan, using IATG 09:10, Annex C as a template. Complete what information you can, and state what information you still require to complete this task.
(Instructor: The following notes may be of use to you):
If students need help, they should consider using the risk assessment flowchart from the previous lesson (Security of an Ammunition Depot, MA17). This should be in their handout for this lesson. They should use the template from IATG 09:10 for the security plan.
Students should consider what elements of the stock in their Site might be considered as ACTO and incorporate this into their assessment. ACTO is likely to include the Small Arms Ammunition, the grenades, the demolition stores, plus these new anti-tank missiles and the anti-aircraft missiles.
There are currently UN Force regulations for security, however they have misplaced their copy. They should develop their first draft security plan as best as they can.
How they run the practicalities at their site is largely down to them. For example, they should decide how keys are managed.
Their staff is made up exclusively of UN personnel. The exception is a caretaker who has been vetted by the UN and taken on strength to support you. You should consider that he has gone through the due security vetting process and that he is loyal well paid and competent to work in an explosive facility.

4. End of Exercise
(Instructor: 10 minutes. Conclude the exercise session. Review the answers with the students).