DA Form 5513 at a glance
What it is: DA Form 5513 is the Key Control Register and Inventory.
Where and when to file: (3) Establish responsibility for the custody of stored AA&E. DA Form 5513 will be used for this purpose. (4) Completed key control registers will be retained in unit files for a minimum of 1 year.[2]
A filled-in DA Form 5513 example: a supply sergeant lists three keys
How to fill out DA Form 5513, box by box
Unit/activity and period covered
Enter the UNIT/ACTIVITY.
Under PERIOD COVERED, fill in FROM and TO.
Key control number(s)
Under KEY CONTROL NUMBER(S), insert the serial number or other identifying number from the key.
Key issue and turn in
Keys will be signed out to authorize personnel in person, not digitally on a key control register. The key control register, DA Form 5513 (Key Control Register and Inventory) is approved for use to meet the requirements of this regulation.
Under KEY ISSUE AND TURN IN (Continued), enter the KEY NUMBER, ISSUED BY (Printed Name/Signature), ISSUED TO (Printed Name/Signature) and ISSUED (Date/Time).
Under KEY ISSUE AND TURN IN (Continued), enter TURNED IN (Date/Time) and RECEIVED BY (Printed Name/Signature).[2]
Inventories (joint/semiannual)
Under INVENTORIES (JOINT/SEMIANNUAL), enter the DATE and the PRINTED NAME/SIGNATURE.
Sources
[1] DA Form 5513 (JAN 2016), Key Control Register and Inventory, U.S. Army (the Official source link on this page).
[2] armypubs.army.mil, signature_rule. Accessed October 20, 2026.
