The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in August 2023. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Marine Corps effectively maintained and stored prepositioned equipment and supplies aboard Maritime Prepositioning Ships in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility in accordance with DoD guidance. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.