CEREMONIAL AMMUNITION
CEREMONIAL AMMUNITION PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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The Joint Munitions Command provides blank ammunition and clips to American Legion posts, Veterans of Foreign Wars posts,
Disabled American Veterans chapters, as well as other veterans’ organizations free of charge, to perform military funeral
honors, parades, and other events. Providing ammunition for ceremonies is a traditional mission for JMC. Since the end of
World War II, the Army has been sup- plying ceremonial ammunition to veterans’ organizations to conduct military honors for
their fallen comrades. The ceremonial rifle and ammunition program is conducted in accordance with Title 10, United States
Code § 4683 (as implemented by Army Regulation 700-131).
Accepted organizations can receive one or two cases of ammunition per request. Each case has 1,240 rounds. Only organization
officers can request blank ammunition and/or clips. The use of ammunition obtained from sources other than JMC is prohibited,
as it may result in damage to the rifle. More importantly, it could cause harm or serious injury to the user.
Ceremonial ammunition blank rounds are produced at JMC’s Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo. The plant produces and distributes ceremonial ammunition requests once approved, for all service requests.
NOTES ON AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS
To order and receive blank ammunition and/or clips, your organization must first have weapons issued through the ceremonial
rifle program at the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Mich. For more information about the ceremonial
rifle program go to
https://www.tacom.army.mil/ilsc/donations/rifles
Go to U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command's Ceremonial Rifle Program website
or contact TACOM by phone at
586-282-9861.
Phone Number for U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command's Ceremonial Rifle Program 586-282-9861
Organizations that use privately owned weapons or borrow weapons are not eligible to receive ammunition in this program.
Individuals are not authorized to participate in this program.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
HQs, Joint Munitions Command
2695 Rodman Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61299-6000
Telephone: 877-233-2515 Phone Number for JMC with questions about Ceremonial Ammunition 877-233-2515
E-mail: usarmy.ria.jmc.mbx.carg@army.mil Send email to JMC for questions about Ceremonial Ammunition