OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 3500 DEFENSE PENTAGON

 WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3500

 

 SUSTAINMENT

MEMORANDUM FOR SUPPLY PROCESS REVIEW COMMITTEE

SUBJECT: Approved Defense Logistics Management Standards Change 1460, Pre-Positioned 

Release Orders Process (Supply)

The Defense Logistics Management Standards change, as outlined in the attachment, is 

approved for implementation.

Addressees may direct questions to Dr. Gail Fuller, e-mail: dedso.supply@dla.mil. 

Others must contact their designated PRC representative available at https://www.dla.mil/

Defense-Data-Standards/Committees/Contacts/.

 Leigh E. Method, SES

 Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 

 for Logistics

Attachment:

As stated

cc:

OUSD(C)

DLA J6DS
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Approved Defense Logistics Management Standards Change 1460

Pre-Positioned Release Orders Process

1. ORIGINATING SERVICE/AGENCY AND POC INFORMATION:

a. Technical POC: Dr. Gail Fuller, Defense Enterprise Data Standards Office 

(DEDSO), 571-789-6567, gail.fuller@dla.mil

b. Functional POC: Jim Lippstreu, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Logistics 

Operations (J34), 571-767-0496, James.Lippstreu@dla.mil.

2. REASON FOR CHANGE: 

a. Bottom Line Up-Front: This change incorporates the ability to pre-position release 

orders (serviceable or non-serviceable) into the Defense Logistics Management Standards

(DLMS). With DLA modernizing its warehousing system from the Distribution Standard 

System (DSS) to the Warehouse Management System (WMS), existing United States Air Force 

(USAF) to DLA direct connect interfaces are being replaced with DLMS compliant transactions. 

As part of this process, materiel owners will have the ability to pre-position release orders so 

materiel can be issued/disposed at time of receipt and therefore expediting the release of materiel 

to the customer or disposal. Significant changes after staffing the proposed change are in green 

shade.

b. Background:

(1) As noted, DLA is modernizing their warehousing systems. Part of that 

modernization effort requires the discontinuation of direct connections currently in place 

between the USAF Stock Control System (SCS) (D035K) and DSS. With the current DSS 

system being replaced by WMS, DLMS compliance is a priority for WMS implementation and

all non-compliant processes must be discontinued.

(2) Prior to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiatives, USAF and DLA 

established a process that allows the USAF to inform DLA of any pending backlog of orders and 

the need to issue materiel as soon as it’s receipted. Current functionality uses a direct connection 

between systems which allows DLA to receive a response within seconds without affecting the 

overall timeline in the receipt process. These direct connections were established in the late 

1990s when DSS became the USAF inventory system of record. Direct connections are not 

DLMS compliant.

(3) To achieve DLMS compliance, DEDSO developed a solution that leverages

current standards for order fulfillment and the receipt process in combination with a queue that 

allows release orders to be pre-positioned waiting for the receipt to take place. This solution will 

help expedite release orders while reducing the need to stow materiel.

(4) The process for pre-positioned release order was intended for the USAF 

maintenance sites release, but DEDSO believes the Department of Defense (DoD) can greatly 
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benefit from this change as it can help reduce stock levels of unserviceable materiel and 

accelerate materiel returns processing in addition to expediting materiel orders.

3. CHANGE IN DETAIL: 

a. Technical Details:

(1) Add new qualifier SL - Scheduled, to the DLMS 527D Due-in/Advance 

Receipt /Due Verification at 2/BR06/20. This qualifier will help the storage activity know which 

materiel is associated to one or more pre-positioned release orders that requires issue at time of 

receipt. The materiel owner must provide a pre-positioned materiel receipt (PMR) for all 

materiel. However, to invoke this process, the materiel owner must use this qualifier in the 

PMR, otherwise, the materiel will be receipted and stowed accordingly. 

(2) Under this new process, materiel owners may pre-position one or multiple 

release orders regardless of the type of release (materiel release orders (MROs), disposal release 

orders (DROs), or materiel returns). The proper qualifiers must be present both in the PMR and 

in the MRO to use this process. 

(3) The prioritization for release of pre-positioned materiel release orders should 

follow the Uniform Materiel Movement and Issue Priority System (UMMIPS) standards. When 

multiple pre-positioned release orders match the materiel owner, national stock number (NSN), 

and supply condition code, the storage activity will sort first by priority designator code, 

followed by required delivery date, and the transaction date/time to determine what release 

orders should be released and fulfilled first. In addition, the materiel owner may use an advice 

code to indicate whether the release order must be filled with the exact quantity or if a partial fill 

is acceptable.

(a) The release sequence is 1) priority designator, 2) Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) project codes (9**), 3) Not Mission Capable Supply (NMCS)

related required delivery date (RDD) (999, N__, and E__) and 4) mass cancelation exception

RDD 555. No other RDD is relevant for release priority. If no advice code is used, and/or all 

release orders have the same priority, required delivery date, advice code, and transaction 

date/time, the storage activity will start with the first one in the queue. NOTE: Non-date entries 

in the RDD field, (i.e., Codes E, F, N, R, 444, 555, 777, and 999) are referenced as special 

requirement codes under the DLMS. 

(b) Under this process, if the materiel is discrepant, the storage activity 

will by-pass any pending pre-positioned release orders, complete the receipt, and report the 

discrepancy in accordance with the supply discrepancy reporting procedures. 

(4) Open 1/W0508/200 element in the DLMS 940R Materiel Release transaction. 

This new element will be used to convey when the MRO will be added to the queue awaiting 

materiel to be receipted. 

(5) Add new qualifier RA - Release Against Assortment, under 1/W0508/200, 

DLMS 940R Materiel Release transaction to indicate this is a pre-positioned release order. The 

new qualifier will help distinguish pre-positioned releaser orders versus a standard release order. 
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Qualifier RA will not attempt to issue the materiel until the pre-positioned release order is 

invoke. 

(6) Add new qualifier CR - Change to Release, under 1/W0508/200, DLMS 

940R Materiel Release transaction to indicate the storage activity may attempt to issue the 

materiel. However, if the materiel is not available, the storage activity will pre-position the order 

in lieu of a denial until materiel is available for issue. 

(7) Add qualifier 43 - Supporting Document Number, under 2/N901/400, DLMS 

940R Materiel Release transaction. The supporting document number can be used to convey a 

unique secondary document number or a unique control number relevant to the sender or 

receiver of the PMR. 

(8) In combination with the qualifiers cited, storage activities implementing this 

new process will need to develop the necessary capabilities to recognize a pre-positioned release 

order and add the order to a pending queue internally until one of these conditions are met: 

(a) The materiel to be receipted matches the owner, NSN, and condition 

code requested in one to many of the pre-positioned release orders. At this time, the release 

order can be processed and fulfilled either partially or in full quantity. 

(b) Materiel owner sends a cancellation request via the DLMS 940R 

Materiel Release transaction. 

(c) Materiel owner sends a materiel release update. At this time, the 

original request will be replaced/overlayed with the most current update. 

(d) Release order has been waiting for materiel for over 45 days. At this 

time, the storage activity will attempt to issue the materiel. If no materiel is available, the 

storage activity will deny the order via the DLMS 945A Materiel Release Confirmation 

transaction. The materiel owner may transmit a new release order after the 45 days if materiel is 

still needed. For the new order, you may use the same document number with a suffix or a 

different one. 

b. Revised Transaction Flow:

(1) Maintenance sites will requisition materiel, regardless of the source, and 

materiel is expected at a DLA storage activity. 

(2) Soon after the materiel is requisitioned but no later than the delivery date, the 

materiel owner must transmit a PMR to the storage activity via the DLMS 527D transaction. 

(3) The storage activity will then establish a due-in for the materiel. 

(4) After transmitting the PMR, the materiel owner may transmit a pre-positioned 

release order per line item to ensure materiel is released as soon as its receipted. The prepositioned release order and the PMR must use the qualifiers cited in section 3 of this change 

document.
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(5) Before the receipt takes place, the materiel owner may update or cancel any 

pre-positioned release order as many times as necessary, based on service specific mission 

requirements and/or priorities.

(a) To update a pre-positioned release order, the materiel owner must use 

W0507=2 – Update, in the DLMS 940R Materiel Release, to indicate the transaction is an 

update.

(b) To cancel a pre-positioned release order, the materiel owner must use 

W0506=ND - Materiel Release Cancellation, in the DLMS 940R Materiel Release. 

(6) During the receipt process, the storage activity will visually inspect the item 

and report any discrepancies through the supply discrepancy reporting process. If the materiel is 

discrepant, the storage activity will follow the supply discrepancy report (SDR)procedures in 

DLMS 4000.25, Chapter 17. Once the appropriate disposition is received and the materiel is reclassified to an unsuspended supply condition code, the storage activity will attempt to fulfil any 

pending pre-positioned materiel release orders. 

(7) If the materiel is not discrepant, the storage activity will attempt to fulfill as 

many pre-positioned release orders as possible depending on the quantity to be receipted. The 

materiel to be receipted must match with any pre-positioned release order by owner, NSN, and 

supply condition code. 

(a) If the release order quantity is equal to the quantity to be receipted, all 

materiel will be issued from receipt upon completion of the receipt process. At this time, the 

storage activity will report the receipt to the materiel owner and will process the MRO 

accordingly. The materiel will not be stowed. 

(b) If the release order quantity is less than the quantity to be receipted, 

the materiel will be issued accordingly. Any remainder quantity will be stowed under the 

materiel owner reported via the PMR. 

(c) If the release order quantity is greater than the quantity to be receipted, 

the storage activity will look at the advice code in the transaction. Unless otherwise stated in the 

release order using an advice code, the storage activity will issue the available quantity and deny 

the difference. Depending on the advice code, the release order may or may not be able to be 

fulfilled unless it is for the full quantity. 

(8) When one or more pre-positioned release orders matched with the materiel to 

be receipted, the storage activity will look at priority designator code, required delivery date, and 

date/time transaction was received.

(9) The storage activity will then create a receipt and report to the materiel 

owner. In addition, the storage activity will transmit any additional transactions that pertain to 

the order fulfilment process (e.g., DLMS 867I Issue, DLMS 945A Materiel Release 

Confirmation, and DLMS 856S Shipment Status (as applicable)) to the materiel owner.
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(10) The materiel owner will then recognize any balance affecting transactions 

and ensure inventory records are accurate. 

4. IMPLEMENTATION TARGET: DLA WMS is scheduled to rollout to the first of three 

USAF maintenance locations in 3

rd quarter fiscal year 2024. This change must be approved with 

ample time to design, build, and test all changes prior to the 3

rd

quarter fiscal year 2024 rollout.

Components should evaluate the potential use of this process to potentially improve areas cited 

in section 2.b.(4).

5. TECHNICAL IMPACT: 

a. Additions or Changes to Data Elements: SL - Scheduled, RA - Postpone Release, 

and CR - Release/Postpone are new qualifiers. 

b. Automated Information Systems (AIS): 

(1) Systems identified in this change are as follows:

(a) WMS - DLA Warehouse System. POC: Erin Fowles, email: 

erin.fowles@dla.mil

(b) SCS (D035K) - USAF Stock Control System. POC: Rodney Smith, 

rodney.smith.37@us.af.mil

c. Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS): Ensure the DLMS 527D and the 

DLMS 940R transaction mapping are up to date with the SL, RA, CR qualifiers. DAAS will 

also need to implement the most recent XML schemas to support WMS. 

6. PUBLICATION/POLICY IMPACT: 

a. Defense Logistics Manual (DLM) 4000.25, Volume 2 Supply: 

(1) Chapter 4, Requisitioning

(2) Chapter 12, Due-In and Pre-Positioned Materiel Receipt

(3) Chapter 13, Materiel Receipt

(4) Chapter 16, Disposition Services

b. Non-DLM 4000.25 Publications: None identified.

7. ASSUMPTIONS: None.

8. FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION (FIAR), MATERIAL 

WEAKNESS, AND AUDIT-RELATED INFORMATION: N/A
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a. Notices of Findings and Recommendations (NFR): N/A

b. Corrective Action Plan (CAP) References: N/A

c. Other FIAR, Material Weakness, and Audit-Related Information: N/A

9. END-TO-END TESTING REQUIREMENTS:

a. Unit/System Test: DLA WMS, USAF SCS, Navy OIS, and DAAS independently

will perform extensive testing to ensure components meet all collaboratively agreed upon 

functional and technical requirements. 

b. Integrated Test: DLA WMS, USAF SCS, Navy OIS, and DAAS collaboratively

will execute integrated testing that covers all end-to-end scenarios to include negative tests. 

10. REFERENCES:

a. DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 4 - Requisitioning 

b. DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 11 - Materiel Returns, Redistribution of Assets, 

Directed Discrepant/Deficient Materiel Returns and Retrograde Returns

c. DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 12 - Due-In And Pre-Positioned Materiel Receipt

d. DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 13 - Receipt

e. DLM 4000.25 Volume 2, Chapter 16 - Disposition Services

11. PROPOSED DLMS CHANGE (PDC) 1460 RESPONSE/COMMENT RESOLUTION:

Component Response/Comment Disposition

1. ODASD (Logistics) Concur. Noted by signed 

PDC 1460.

2. DAAS Concur. Acknowledged

3. DLA Concur with Comments. 

Comment: The language in the paragraph should be 

changed to include a reference to UMMIPS, and specify 

that the order of operations is Priority, CJCS Project 

codes (9**), and NMCS Non-Standards RDDs (999, 

N__, E__, and then 555).

Comment: Consider a second new 2/BR06/20 qualifier 

that indicates that there are high priority MROs 

(backorders) pending receipt, but that the MROs will be 

sent after receipt rather than before.

Updated
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Component Response/Comment Disposition

Comment: That first sentence in b. Background (2) 

could be changed to read, “Prior to recent Base 

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiatives, USAF and 

DLA established a process referred to as Issue From 

Receipt that allows the USAF to inform DLA of any 

pending backlog of orders and the need to issue materiel 

as soon as it’s receipted....”

Comment: In paragraphs C12.3.7.5.2. and C12.3.7.5.3.

the “LESS” and “MORE” are reversed. Closing 

sentences should read: “If the release order quantity is 

LESS than the quantity to be receipted, the materiel will 

be issued accordingly. Any remainder quantity will be 

stowed under the materiel owner reported via the PMR”

and “If the release order quantity is MORE than the 

quantity to be receipted, the storage activity will look at 

the advice code in the transaction. Unless otherwise 

stated in the release order using an advice code, the 

storage activity will issue the available quantity and 

deny the difference. Depending on the advice code, the 

release order may or may not be able to be fulfilled 

unless it is for the full quantity.”

Comment: Same issue of the “LESS” and “MORE”

reversal occurs on page 4.

4. Army Concur. Acknowledged

5. FAA Concur with comment - No impact to FAA Acknowledged

6. Navy Concur with comment – This change will impact 

Ordnance Information System (OIS)

Acknowledged

7. Marine Corps Concur without comment Acknowledged

8. Air Force Concur with comment – USAF trying to delay 

implementation for 12 to 18 months to first modify 

D035K.

Acknowledged

9. USTRANSCOM Concur. Acknowledged
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Enclosure 1

Additions are identified by bold italics.

A. Revise DLMS 527D Implementation Convention as shown:

# Location DLMS 527D

Due-in/Advance Receipt /Due Verification

Reason

1. DLMS

Introductory 

Note

Make the following modifications to DLMS Introductory 

Notes:

- ADC 1460, Pre-positioned Release Orders Process

Adds change to the 

introductory note.

2. 1/BR06/20 Add code SL and DLMS Notes as follows:

SL – Scheduled

DLMS Note: Used in combination with BR02 code DE to 

indicate this transaction is associated to one or multiple prepositioned release orders. Must use in combination with 

DLMS 940R Materiel Release qualifier W0508=RA or CR to 

invoke the pre-positioned release order. 

New qualifier to 

invoke the prepositioned release 

order process. Must 

be used in 

combination with 

qualifier 

W0508=RA or CR 

to invoke the prepositioned release 

order.

B. Revise DLMS 940R Implementation Convention as shown:

# Location DLMS 940R Materiel Release Reason

1. DLMS

Introductory 

Note

Make the following modifications to DLMS Introductory 

Notes:

- ADC 1460, Pre-positioned Release Orders Process

Adds change to the 

introductory note.

1/W0508/0200 Open W0508 and add two qualifiers and DLMS notes as 

follows: 

RA - Release Against Assortment

DLMS Note: Used to request storage activity to hold the 

release of materiel pending inbound shipment. Must be used 

in combination with the PMR qualifier BR06=SL. 

CR - Change to Release

DLMS Note: Must use when requesting storage activity to 

attempt to fulfill the order or hold if materiel is not available. 

Must be used in combination with the PMR qualifier 

BR06=SL.

Indicates whether he 

release order should 

be put on hold
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2. 2/N901/0400 Add code 43 and DLMS Notes as follows:

43 – Supporting Document Number

DLMS Note: Used to perpetuate/convey a unique secondary

control number as necessary. The content in this field may 

only be meaningful to the originator of this transaction. May 

be used to convey maintenance control/document numbers.

Secondary document 

number to relate a 

release order with a 

maintenance 

document number.
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Enclosure 2

Additions are identified by red bold italics and deletions by double strikethrough.

A. Insert into DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 4 Requisitioning

C4.7.14.1.8. Pre-position of Release Orders through the MRO Process. 

Materiel owners may pre-position release orders ahead of an inbound shipment 

into a DoD Storage Activity. See Chapter 12 for a complete description of the 

process.

B. Revisions to DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 11 - Materiel Returns, Redistribution of 

Assets, Directed Discrepant/Deficient Materiel Returns and Retrograde Returns

C11.20.3.1.5. Upon receipt of materiel returns shipment status, the 

ICP/IMM will recalculate the EDD to equal the original time allowed for shipment and 

return of materiel (i.e., reset the EDD using the date of the shipment status as the 

starting date, comparable to MILSTRIP MRP EDD procedures) and provide a 

replacement PMR to the receiving location. This action will ensure that both records 

have the same EDD date. Materiel owners may pre-position release orders ahead 

of an inbound shipment into a DoD Storage Activity. See Chapter 12 for a 

complete description of the process.

C. Insert into DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 12 Due-In And Pre-Positioned Materiel 

Receipt

C12.3.7. PRE-POSITION OF RELEASE ORDERS THROUGH THE PMR 

PROCESS

C12.3.7.1. Materiel owners may pre-position release orders ahead of an 

inbound shipment into a DoD Storage Activity. To invoke this process, the 

materiel owner must:

– Schedule pre-release in the DLMS 527D PMR (1/BR06/20 = SL)

– Postpone or Postpone Release pre-release of due-in via the DLMS 940R 

Materiel Release transaction, qualifier 1/W0508/0200= RA - Release Against 

Assortment (pre-position) or CR - Change to Release (release and pre-position). 

To request the storage activity to pre-position the release order, use code RA. To 

request the storage activity to attempt to fulfill the order but if the materiel is not 

available, pre-position the release order instead of processing a denial. 

C12.3.7.2. After transmitting the PMR with the appropriate qualifier for 

pre-release, the materiel owner needs to transmit a pre-positioned release order 
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per line item to ensure materiel is released as soon as its receipted. The prepositioned release order and the PMR must use the appropriate qualifier to 

invoke the process. When the appropriate qualifier is not present in the PMR, the 

storage activity will not attempt to fulfill any pre-positioned release order during 

the receipt process. Without the appropriate qualifiers in the release order, the 

release order will be fulfilled as a regular request, and it may result in a denial if 

the materiel is not available. 

C12.3.7.3. Before the receipt takes place, the materiel owner may 

update or cancel any pre-positioned release order as many times as necessary, 

based on service specific mission requirements and/or priorities.

C12.3.7.3.1 To update a pre-positioned release order, the materiel 

owner must use 1/W0507/0200 = 2 Update, to indicate the transaction is an 

update.

C12.3.7.3.2. To cancel a pre-positioned release order, the materiel 

owner must use 1/W0506/0200 = ND Materiel Release Cancellation.

C12.3.7.4. When the pre-positioned release order process is invoked

during the receipt process, the storage activity will visually inspect the item and 

report any discrepancies through the supply discrepancy reporting process. 

C12.3.7.4.1. If the materiel is discrepant, no pre-prepositioned 

release orders will be fulfilled. 

C12.3.7.4.2. If the materiel is not discrepant, the storage activity 

will attempt to fulfill as many pre-positioned release orders as possible 

depending on the quantity to be receipted. 

C12.3.7.5. The materiel to be receipted must match with any prepositioned release order by owner, NSN, and supply condition code. 

C12.3.7.5.1. If the release order quantity is equal to the quantity to 

be receipted, all materiel will be issued from receipt upon completion of the 

receipt process. At this time, the storage activity will report the receipt to the 

materiel owner and will process the MRO accordingly. The materiel will not be 

stowed. 

C12.3.7.5.2. If the release order quantity is less than the quantity to 

be receipted, the materiel will be issued accordingly. Any remainder quantity will 

be stowed under the materiel owner reported via the PMR. 

C12.3.7.5.3. If the release order quantity is greater than the quantity 

to be receipted, the storage activity will look at the advice code in the transaction. 

Unless otherwise stated in the release order using an advice code, the storage 

activity will issue the available quantity and deny the difference. Depending on 
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the advice code, the release order may or may not be able to be fulfilled unless it 

is for the full quantity. 

C12.3.7.5.4. When one or more pre-positioned release orders 

matched with the materiel to be receipted, the storage activity will look at priority 

designator code followed by required delivery date, Advice code, and date/time 

transaction was received.

C12.3.7.5.5. The storage activity will then create a receipt and 

report to the materiel owner. In addition, the storage activity will transmit any 

additional transactions that pertain to the order fulfilment process (DLMS 867I 

Issue transaction, DLMS 945A Materiel Release Confirmation, and DLMS 856S 

Shipment Status) as applicable to the materiel owner. 

C12.3.7.6. The materiel owner will then recognize any balance affecting 

transactions and ensure inventory records are accurate.

C12.3.7.7. Criteria for pre-positioned release orders. In combination 

with the qualifiers cited under C12.3.7.1, storage activities implementing this new 

process will need to develop the necessary capabilities to recognize a prepositioned release order and add the order to a pending queue internally until 

such time one of these conditions are met: 

• The materiel to be receipted matches the owner, NSN, and condition 

code requested in one to many of the pre-positioned release orders. At 

this time, the release order can be processed and fulfilled either partially 

or in full quantity. 

• Materiel owner sends a cancellation request via the DLMS 940R Materiel 

Release transaction. 

• Materiel owner sends a materiel release update. At this time, the 

original request will be replaced/overlayed with the most current update. 

• Release order has been waiting for materiel for over 45 days. At this 

time, the storage activity will attempt to issue the materiel. If no 

materiel is available, the storage activity will deny the order via the 

DLMS 945A Materiel Release Confirmation transaction. The materiel 

owner may transmit a new release order after the 45 days if materiel is 

still needed. For the new order, you may use the same document 

number with a suffix or a different one.

D. Revisions to DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Chapter 13 Receipt

C13.2.1.3. When the pre-positioned release order process is invoked 

during the receipt process, the storage activity will issue the materiel in 

accordance with any pending release order. See Chapter 12 for a complete 

description of the process.
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E. Revisions to DLM 4000.25 Volume 2, Chapter 16 Disposition Services 

C16.8.6. Pre-position of Release Orders Through the PMR Process. The preposition of a disposal release order will make sure inbound materiel is sent to 

disposal upon receipt and prevents unserviceable materiel to be stored waiting

for disposal instructions. Upon completion of the receipt, the disposal release 

order will be process accordingly. The materiel then will be staged expecting 

transportation to a DLA Disposition Services. See Chapter 12 for a complete 

description of the process. Although the description under chapter 12 is for 

serviceable materiel, the process remains the same for any order fulfillment 

release order.