The objective of the audits was to determine the extent to which the DoD stored and secured munitions that support U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) operations in accordance with applicable safety and security policies.1 During the “Audit of Munitions Storage in Alaska, Hawaii, and Japan,” recovery efforts for a May 2023 typhoon prevented the inclusion of DoD munitions storage areas (MSAs) on Guam in the scope. Therefore, we completed the original objective over a series of two audits: the DODIG‑2025‑055, “Audit of Munitions Storage in Alaska, Hawaii, and Japan,” December 18, 2024, and the DODIG‑2025‑119, “Audit of Munitions Storage on Guam,” June 30, 2025.
USINDOPACOM’s mission is to protect and defend the territory of the United States, its people, and its interests in the Indo‑Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and when necessary, fighting to win. Due to the dispersed nature of forces across this vast region, an essential need exists for munitions storage operations across the Indo‑Pacific. Therefore, installations with MSAs are located throughout the Indo‑Pacific region. In addition, each installation may house multiple MSAs and each MSA may support several of the Military Services.