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Avenger Missile System: W103 ECU/PPU Cable Tight?
December 23, 2020 — If you want to keep your Avenger right, you’ve got to make sure the W103 cable for the environmental control unit/primary power unit (ECU/PPU) is tight. During BEFORE Operations PMCS, check all the cables between the ECU and PPU for looseness, but pay special attention to the W103... MORE

PS Magazine: Help Us Help You
December 23, 2020 — Each day, emails from Soldiers and DoD civilians all over the world come into PS Magazine seeking answers to challenges they're facing while maintaining their vehicles and equipment. And each day, Half-Mast or a member of his team replies. In order to help you, help us by providing as much information as possible about the problem... MORE

PLS: Got a Maintenance Question?
December 23, 2020 — Got a maintenance question about the palletized loading system (PLS)? If so, the PLS team at TACOM has the answer. Here's how to contact them... MORE

Special Interview: CIMT Team Explains H2F
December 22, 2020 — The Army’s new Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) initiative establishes a readiness system for the Army’s most important weapons system—individual Soldiers—designed to keep them fully mission-capable during the most grueling of challenges. Recently, MSG Half-Mast interviewed four subject-matter experts from the US Army Center for Initial Military Training to discuss the H2F system... MORE

Shadow: Tool Scrub for TUAS
December 18, 2020 — TIME SENSITIVE: The UAS Project Management Office has a high-priority request for TUAS-Shadow units to turn in AVT and MSM toolboxes, while retaining specific tools from these kits. Maintainers and property book holders need to read the attached memorandum... MORE

Blackhawk: Don’t Stockpile Unserviceable Components
December 18, 2020 — Mechanics, the equipment listed in the table below has a low unserviceable return rate. So if you have any of these items hanging around in your shops, turn them in now!... MORE

Black Hawk: Alternate Overhead Cockpit Windows Approved
December 16, 2020 — Pilots, the Utility Helicopters Project Office received Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED) approval to use tinted overhead “greenhouse” windows on all H-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The tinted windows are an alternative to the clear windows. And using the tinted windows means things are about to get a whole lot cooler! ... MORE

Tactical Water Purification System: New Chemical Feed Pump
December 16, 2020 — Soldiers, the chemical feed pumps for the 1500-GPH Tactical Water Purification System (TWPS) are obsolete. The replacement is a newer LMI pump that comes with NSN 4320-01-526-9652... MORE

Communications: No Cables, No Go! Protect Them!
December 10, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 779, pp. 46-47 (Oct 17). Dear Editor, When units set up in the field, there are cables everywhere: power cables, antenna cables, commo cables--the list goes on. Cables are critical. Just one damaged cable could shut down operations and many cost big bucks to replace... MORE

Battery Box Coating Compound
December 9, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 745 (May 17), p. 61. If the interior coating on your vehicle’s battery box is wearing out, you’ll need to recoat it. Use a wire brush to scrape off rust and old paint. Then, after cleaning, protect the box by brushing on a coat of bituminous coating compound... MORE

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