Munitions flight serves variety of organizations Published Aug. 20, 2014 By Senior Airman Tristin English 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron munitions flight here is unique because not only do the Airmen support the munition needs of the Air Force Active Duty, Guard and Reserve units on Scott Air Force Base but the flight also supports other branches. "Our biggest customer is the 375th Security Forces combat arms training flight because we provide them with training ammo," said Tech. Sgt. Philip Medina, 375th LRS munitions material flight chief. "After training is complete CATM personnel submit an expresser sheet informing us how many rounds were expensed. We punch it in the computer and deduct it off what they have on their munitions account. If the dispensed number doesn't match up with what is in our inventory system, then we actually have to pull all the sheets they submitted, go out there to get a physical count of their entire account assets." Pulling all the paperwork helps munitions figure out if someone is missing or incorrect in reference to an account. "Usually it's something as simple as someone just forgetting to put in some paper work," said Medina. The munitions flight is not allowed to issue Air Force assets to other branches. However, that doesn't mean the Air Force cannot handle or be responsible for another branches munitions. Local Army unit have their ammo shipped to the375th Munitions Flight for inspection and to store until it's needed. The munition flight receives assets from other bases via an ammo truck or even by finding rounds on base. The truck will bring the assets to the bay and periodic inspections will be done on the assets. Once they are good to go they are put in their storage units. The storage units on base can mainly holds small arms, but they also have some dynamite, demo charges, grenades and pepper spray. "We are responsible for all munitions inventory on Scott Air Force Base, whether it be an amnesty box or particular rounds we find," Medina. "Customers will contact us and then we will have to do a special inventory on the assets. Basically when we conduct inventory we count for all of the munitions associated with each account and the we put them back into storage." The flight is responsible for 40 accounts and every week according to schedule, one account is inventoried. Every Friday assets are inspected to make sure they are in the right locations. Once the inventory is complete it is logged. "Every time we do something it gets logged," said Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ayers, 375th LRS senior munitions inspector. "Every week there's an account getting inventoried. Every quarter we send the members for the accounts an account sheet and have them do the inventory themselves then they send it back to us.