Department of Defense US. w/CHANGE 4, 19 September 2007. 163p. This standard provides the minimum requirements for uniform military markingbfor shipment and storage. Additional markings may be required by the contract or the cognizant activity. The marking of shipments of supplies, equipment, and ammunition will be as specified in this standard. Marking is "the application of numbers, letters, labels, tags, symbols, or colors to provide identification and to expedite handling during shipment and storage."