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Patriot Missile System: Don’t Skimp on Filters
March 27, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 799, Page 38. Dear Editor, I know PS has recommended in the past that Patriot crews keep an extra set of filters on hand to make it easier for Patriot components to get plenty of cooling air. A dirty filter makes components overheat and can damage expensive circuit cards... MORE

RWS APU: A Unit of One
March 26, 2020 — Units with rigid wall shelters (RWS) may be confused about how many 10-kW auxiliary power units (APUs), MEP-903A, to order for their nonexpendable shelters. That’s because there’s conflicting information in TM 11-5411-218-13&P (Oct 06) about the required number of these diesel generators (NSN 6115-01-431-3062, PN 13230E6218)... MORE

Wheeled Vehicles: Dry Lead-Acid Batteries No Longer Supported in CONUS
March 26, 2020 — The following dry lead-acid batteries for the Army’s wheeled-vehicle fleet are now obsolete: ● 6TMF, NSN 6140-01-469-9184; ● 2HN dry, NSN 6140-00-057-2553; ● 4HN dry, NSN 6140-00-059-3528. Under the DLA Land and Maritime Vehicular Wet Battery Program (VWBP), Exide will stock CONUS supply support activities (SSAs) with wet-cell batteries approved for CONUS units... MORE

M144 Mounts: New Pin and Bracket NSNs
March 26, 2020 — When the M144 mount story on Page 26 of PS 775 (Jun 17) was published, there were no NSNs for the M144 pin and bracket. But now NSNs are available. ... MORE

UAV: Keep Your Shadow Mission-Capable
March 20, 2020 — Operators and mechanics, keeping your Shadow aircraft mission-capable is a team effort. Over the past year, PM TUAS took the Shadow through a system review. Read the attached Flightflax article to learn more about the results of this review to reduce mishaps... MORE

M240 Machine Gun: Front Mounting Bushing Can Spin
March 20, 2020 — Soldiers, we have an update on the M240 machine gun’s front mounting bushing. If it spins, that doesn’t deadline the weapon. On Page 41 of PS 788 (Jul 18), we said if there was any movement of the front mounting bushing, the weapon was NMC... MORE

621G Scraper: Push Loading Allowed
March 20, 2020 — Operators, wondering if push loading is allowed for your 621G scraper? The answer is: Yes, it is! Just make sure you do it right... MORE

Shutting Down? Turn Off Generator Last!
March 17, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 778, Page 48. Dear Editor, after a long, hard day, Soldiers are often in a rush to shut down and get home. But one mistake Soldiers need to avoid is shutting down a generator that’s powering other equipment before shutting down the equipment itself... MORE

COVID-19 Information
March 12, 2020 — Troops--Listen up. As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread, caring for yourself and each other is paramount. It’s also essential to sustaining Army readiness. The first place to turn, as always, is your chain of command. They will have access to the latest information concerning the DoD’s response to the outbreak, especially at your local level... MORE

SATS: Don’t Let Mold Take Hold
March 12, 2020 — Standard automotive tool set (SATS)Finding mold in your standard automotive tool set (SATS) is a nasty surprise. It can cause respiratory problems and damage equipment. Here’s how to prevent mold from taking hold in your SATS: Open up and air out your SATS once a month. Do it more often in humid places. Run the environmental control unit (ECU)... MORE

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