May 15, 2025
Summary Report: Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports on Prepositioned Stocks (Report No. DODIG-2025-095)
This summary report is one in a series of reports that summarizes key themes and lessons learned from our body of oversight work in several key areas. We offer these summaries to provide helpful and timely information relevant to DoD priorities. To reduce deployment times and enable timely support during initial phases of an operation, the DoD maintains prepositioned war reserve materiel, comprising equipment and supplies in strategic locations around the globe.