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Aviation: PSTS Component List Makes Inventory Easy!
August 3, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 786 (May '18), p. 37. When it’s time to inventory or test the pitot static systems on your aircraft, make sure you have everything you need... MORE

Logistics Management: Use Containers for Unserviceable Returns
July 31, 2020 — Aviation ground support and common aircraft components are being returned without their containers. Returning these parts without the containers increases repair turnaround time... MORE

Packaging: Hip-Pocket Guide Available for Download
July 31, 2020 — Packaging: The Basics (Jun 20) is an easy-to-use guide provided by the Army Sustainment Command’s Packaging, Storage and Containerization Center (PSCC)... MORE

Apache: Ship Servocylinders in Original Containers
July 31, 2020 — When you receive a new servocylinder for your Apache, make sure you place the unserviceable servocylinder it’s replacing in that container and return it for repair or overhaul. Don’t use the containers for anything else!... MORE

M9 ACE: Blade and Hydraulic Preventive Maintenance
July 31, 2020 — Operators, your armored combat earthmover has a lot of dirt to move. If you remember to do your PM, you’re well on the way to a job well done. Keep these PM pointers in mind before you head back for the next load... MORE

Leader Interview: MSG Varga, USAMMA
July 31, 2020 — PS Magazine’s MSG Half-Mast recently had the opportunity to sit down with MSG Stacey Varga, the sergeant major of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), to discuss the importance of medical logistics. MSG Varga entered the Army in 1998... MORE

HIMARS: How-to Tips
July 30, 2020 — Exercise, exercise, exercise. The worst thing you can do is let your HIMARS sit for weeks. Without exercise, grease coagulates and moving parts like the limit switches and rollers stop moving and start sticking. The flex drive shaft binds and can be damaged... MORE

M967A2/M969A2 Fuel Tankers: NSNs for Junction Box Gaskets
July 29, 2020 — On the M967A2 and M969A2 fuel tanker’s front roadside is a junction box where the light cable from the prime mover plugs in. There are gaskets that fit between the junction box and its access plates, but NSNs weren’t assigned... MORE

M88A2 Recovery Vehicles: New Brake Modulation Valve
July 28, 2020 — Mechanics, a new brake modulation valve is available for the M88A2 recovery vehicle. The new valve offers much better “pedal feel” than the old valve. This improves braking control sensitivity at all speeds and eliminates sudden or jerking stops... MORE

PDISE: M46 Electrical Utility Assembly Changes
July 28, 2020 — Hardware changes have taken place with the Power Distribution Illumination Systems Electrical (PDISE) M46 Electrical Utility Assembly, LIN: U89185. These changes apply to the info in TM 9-6150-226-13 (Sep 17)... MORE

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