The objective of this evaluation was to assess how effectively DoD Components accounted for and processed defense materials from their points of origin through aerial ports of embarkation (APOEs) for delivery to Ukraine and Israel. From June 2023 through September 2024, the U.S. Army’s Joint Munitions Command tracked that 12 APOEs shipped 14 million defense articles to Ukraine in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
We determined that the DoD Components were mostly effective in following processes for providing defense articles to Ukraine and Israel from points of origin through APOEs in the continental United States. For example, we determined that Blue Grass Army Depot, Dover Air Force Base, and Military Service officials communicated effectively to coordinate, transport, and load onto aircraft a shipment of arms, ammunition, and explosives from its point of origin through the Dover APOE.