CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Conventional Ammunition Integrated Management System (CAIMS) is a management tool for all echelons of the Navy that relate assets to requirements and to inventory managers for item decision-making purposes. The Naval Ammunition Logistics Center (NAVAMMOLOGCEN) in Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania maintains the CAIMS ammunition stock status file. Pertinent data  is extracted from this file for distribution to interested fleet and area commanders. The CAIMS ammunition stock status file is not automatically distributed to commands. It is available and may be requested by individual commands through normal chain-of-command procedures.

The CAIMS ammunition stock status file provides the following data:
1. Date of the last transaction report
2. Monthly and cumulative (to date this fiscal year) expenditures by ammunition type, as listed below:

a. Combat  
b. Training
c. Test/evaluation
d. Non-combat operations
e. Disposal
f. Loss by inventory
g. Out of system transfers

3. Quantity on hand

a. Serviceable  
b. Unserviceable/suspended

4. Allowance

5. Percent of allowance on board

The foregoing data is provided by Navy Ammunition Logistics Code (NALC), Department of Defense Identification Code (DODIC), or by activity (listing the NALCs/DODICs carried by each activity). 

The accuracy of CAIMS relates to the ammunition actually on hand at your command. Therefore, you must accurately report all receipts, issues, Condition code changes, and inventory adjustments. Currently, Navy activities report to CAIMS by two methods—transaction item reports (TIRs) and ammunition transaction reports (ATRs). TIRs are transceived daily by activities that use automated information systems. ATRs are submitted by fleet activities via naval messages. 

For further information on the CAIMS system, refer to NAVSUP P-724, Chap 9.