FOIA requests

[Thunderstick]

Wow! Things have picked up on this. I submitted my FOIA request on 2/17/2021. DLA staffed confirmed my request on 2/24/2021. Today, I received my results!

[R M R]

Got mine back yesterday. From one year ago!

1. July 14, 1975 - The 55th Theater Support Command - Materiel Management Center, Camp Henry, Korea registered the weapon into the DoD Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry.
2. February 26, 1992 – The 55th Theater Support Command - Materiel Management Center, Camp Henry, Korea shipped the weapon to the Anniston Munitions Center, Anniston, Alabama.
3. May 26, 1992 – The Anniston Munitions Center, Anniston, Alabama received the weapon from the 55th Theater Support Command - Materiel Management Center, Camp Henry, Korea.
4. February27,1999–TheAnnistonMunitionsCenter,Annisto n,Alabamashipped the weapon to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Anniston, Anniston, Alabama.
5. February27,1999–TheDLADistributionAnniston,Annisto n,Alabamareceived the weapon from the Anniston Munitions Center, Anniston, Alabama.
6. September 08, 2000, January 31, 2003, January 29, 2004, January 23, 2005, February 12, 2006, January 29, 2007, January 27, 2008, January 25, 2009, January 24, 2010, March 06, 2011, and December 03, 2011 – The DLA Distribution Anniston, Anniston, Alabama conducted annual weapon serial

March05,2019–TheDLADistributionAnniston,Anniston,A labamareceived the weapon from the United States Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Anniston, Alabama.
8. March31,2019–TheDLADistributionAnniston,Anniston,A labamaconducted an annual weapon serial number reconciliation on the weapon.
9. September 26, 2019 – The DLA Distribution - Anniston, Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon to the United States Army TACOM, Anniston, Alabama.
10.October 10, 2019 – The United States Army TACOM, Anniston, Alabama received the weapon from the DLA Distribution Anniston, Anniston, Alabama.
11.October 18, 2019 – The United States Army TACOM, Anniston, AL shipped the weapon outside the DOD to the Civilian Marksmanship Program South, Anniston,

[Thunderstick]

1. Feb 27, 1999- Anniston Munition Center - Anniston, AL. receipt for this weapon.
This is the initial record into the DoD Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry.

2. Feb 27, 1999- Army General Supply LMP Stock Records - Anniston, AL shipped
to Defense Logistics Agency Distribution-Anniston - Anniston, AL where they
received the pistol.

3. Sept 08, 2000- Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item.

4. Jan 17, 2003 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
shipped to Concept Evaluation Support Agency – Lexington KY

5. Jan 31, 2003 – Concept Evaluation Support Agency – Lexington KY receipt for
weapon

6. Jun 23, 2003 - Concept Evaluation Support Agency – Lexington KY ship to
Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL.

7. Jan 29, 2004 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

8. Jan 23, 2005 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

9. Feb 12, 2006 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

10. Jan 29, 2007 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

11. Jan 27, 2008 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

12. Jan 25, 2009 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

13. Jan 24, 2010 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

14. Mar 06, 2011 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

15. Jan 19, 2013 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

16. Mar 07, 2015 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

17. May 01, 2016 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

18. Mar 05, 2017 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

19. Mar 31, 2019 - Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston - Anniston, AL
reconcile this item

20. 24 Sept 2019 - HQ US ARMY TACOM, Civilian Marksmanship Program –
Anniston receipt for weapon.

21. f.) 24 Sept 2019 - HQ US ARMY TACOM, Civilian Marksmanship Program – Anniston shipped to a Non DOD Activity

22. g.) There are no other transactions involving this stock number and serial number combination in the DoD Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry

[hsrifkin]

Got mine today for my Remington Rand. Sent my request in 5/9/2020. Interesting that it was still in Japan in 1997.

1. 24 October 1997 – AFSBN-NEA FWD LST SAGAMI, Japan performed
reconciliations on the pistol.

2. 23 February 1998 - AFSBN-NEA FWD LST Sagami, Japan received the pistol
through supply channels.

3. 17 September 1999 – AFSBN-NEA FWD LST Sagami, Japan shipped the pistol
to Logistic Readiness Center, Japan.

4. 23 September 1999 – Logistic Readiness Center, Japan shipped the pistol to
Army General Supply (LMP Stock Records), Anniston, Alabama.

5. 04 October 1999 - The Army General Supply (LMP Stock Records), Anniston,
Alabama received the pistol from the Logistic Readiness Center, Japan.

6. 08 September 2000, 31 January 2003, 29 January 2004, 23 January 2005, 12
February 2006, 29 January 2007, 27 January 2008, 25 January 2009, 24
January 2010, 06 March 2011, 03 December 2011, 19 January 2013, 07 March
2015, 01 May 2016, 05 March 2017, and 04 June 2017 Army General Supply
(LMP Stock Records), Anniston, Alabama performed reconciliations on the pistol.

7. 02 February 2018 - Army General Supply (LMP Stock Records), Anniston, Alabama shipped the pistol to Civilian Marksmanship Program, Anniston, Alabama.
8. 06 February 2018 - The Civilian Marksmanship Program, Anniston, Alabama received the pistol from the Center of Military History Anniston, Alabama.
9. 07 February 2018 - The Civilian Marksmanship Program, Anniston, Alabama shipped the pistol outside the DoD.

[jeeperbob]

I got two letters via email, one for the CMP 1911A1 and one for a 1911 that I've had for 30 years. Both letters are identical except for the serial numbers, both are are identified as 1911A1 pistols with identical NSN's, and both requests from May 10, 2020. Here's what they said:
"Upon a good faith search of its records, using methods through which a
knowledgeable person could reasonably expect to find data, the U.S. Army Materiel
Command Logistics Data Analysis Center indicates that it has no records responsive to
your request.
For any further assistance or to discuss any aspect of your request, you have the
right to contact the Army FOIA Public Liaison Officer, Alecia Bolling, by email at
usarmy.hqda-oaa-ahs.mbx.rmda-foia-pu...aison@mail.mil or by phone at (703) 428-
6238. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services
(OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to inquire about
the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows:
NARA-OGIS, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, MD 20740-6001, email at
ogis@nara.gov, telephone number at (202) 741-5570, toll free at (877) 684-6448, or
facsimile at (202) 741-5769.
You also have the right to appeal to the Secretary of the Army. The Commanding
General, U.S. Army Materiel Command, is the Initial Denial Authority, and by position, I
have been delegated as the Initial Denial Authority. You should send your appeal to
this office for forwarding to the Army General Counsel, the designated Army FOIA
appellate authority. To meet the deadline for the appeal, the appeal letter must be
received by this office and forwarded to the Secretary of the Army within sixty calendar
days of the date of this letter.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND
4400 MARTIN ROAD
REDSTONE ARESNAL, AL 35898-5000
Please send correspondence to the following address:
U.S. Army Materiel Command
ATTN: AMCIO-SRR-FOIAO
4400 Martin Road
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your
request, please contact Miss Mickelle Penn by email at mickelle.a.penn.civ@mail.mil.

I find it hard to believe that they didn't even have the transfer of the pistol to CMP on my recent acquisition from there. Hope I didn't get the "bum's rush". I'll try a phone call I guess.

[irish Rob]

My auction pistol seems to have come out of the museum system:

1. 04 April 1995 - Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, this is the initial record into the DOD Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry
2. 27 January 2003 - Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
3. 26 January 2004 - Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
4. 28 July 2006 - Center of Military History -Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
5. 25 August 2009 - Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
6. 20 April 2010 - Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
7. 31 January 2011- Center of Military History -Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
8. 17 January 2012- Center of Military History -Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
9. 17 January 2013- Center of Military History -Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
10.08 January 2014- Center of Military History -Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
11.15 January 2015- Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
12.12 January 2016- Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
13.12 January 2017- Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
14.6 January 2018- Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama, reconciled this item.
15.29 January 2018 - Center of Military History - Anniston, Alabama shipped to HQ US ARMY TACOM, Civilian Marksmanship Program — Anniston.
16.29 January 2018 - HQ US ARMY TACOM, Civilian Marksmanship Program Anniston receipt for weapon.
17.29 January 2018 - HQ US ARMY TACOM, Civilian Marksmanship Program — Anniston shipped to a Non-DoD Activity.

[weimar_police]

My info, which I received about 6 months after requesting it:

Dear Mr. Tinker:
This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated March 2, 2020, reference number AMC FOIA # FP-20-013488/FA-20-0146. The request is for information on a Remington Rand M1911A1 pistol, serial number 15379xx.
Information was found in the Army File of the Department of Defense (DOD) Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry for an M1911A1 pistol (NSN: 1005-00-726-5655), serial number 15379xx.
1. This weapon first appears in the registry on October 24, 1997 as a
weapons reconciliation record by the AFSBN-NEA FWD LST SAGAMI, AWCF SSF SAGAMI Storage Facility, Sagamihara Kanagawa, Japan.

2. The next record shows this weapon as being received by the US Army Pacific, Japan on February 23, 1998.

3. The US Army Pacific, Japan Shipped this weapon on September 20, 1999 to the Anniston Munitions Center, Anniston, Alabama. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Anniston, Anniston, Alabama received the weapon on October 4, 1999.

4. The DLA Distribution Anniston, Anniston, Alabama conducted Annual weapon serial
number reconciliations on the weapon on September 8, 2000, January 31, 2003,
January 29, 2004, January 23, 2005, February 12, 2006, January 29, 2007, January 27,
2008, January 25, 2009, January 24, 2010, March 6, 2011, December 3, 2011, January
19, 2013, March 7, 2015, May 1, 2016, March 5, 2017, and June 4, 2017.

5. The DLA Distribution Center, Anniston, Alabama shipped this weapon on February 2, 2018 to the HQ US Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Anniston, Alabama where it was received the same day. This weapon was last reported as being shipped outside the DOD on February 2, 2018 by the HQ US Army TACOM, Anniston, Alabama to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) South.

There are no other transactions involving this stock number and serial number in the DOD Small
Arms/Light Weapons Registry.

[Hytekrednek]

where do you request this info? I would like to see where my cmp colt 1911 has been. Museum duty is my guess

[MajWatz]

Google is your friend. You can search FOIA and you get this.....
https://www.foia.gov/

[ihc53]

Got my FOIA today. Nothing exciting...seems to have served most of its military service at Anniston. Doesn't matter to me, I love the ol' girl.