The Department of Defense (DOD) lacked clear policy guidance for peacetime missile consumption, leading to significant variations in how different military branches fired missiles for training.
To preserve wartime inventories, the Navy and Marine Corps reduced their annual missile firing requirements by 50% in 1984. Harbeth vs. PMC Audio Review (StereoNET Topic 125180) 125180
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a detailed review of missile firing for training and evaluation purposes. The Department of Defense (DOD) lacked clear policy