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COMET: Nowhere to Turn? Turn to COMET
August 27, 2019 — If your new job requires you to set up an arms or CBRN room, manage your unit’s property accountability or figure out what TMs your unit needs, you may need COMET. Keep reading to learn more... MORE

SATS: Enjoy a SATS Parts Treasure Hunt!
August 27, 2019 — In a tool set as huge as the standard auto tool set (SATS), it’s sometimes hard to find tool and parts NSNs. Here’s a roundup of recent answers to PS reader questions on SATS NSNs: ... MORE

Aviation: Put an End to FOD
August 27, 2019 — Putting an end to foreign object damage (FOD) starts with you taking steps to check for foreign object debris (FOD) on the flight line and picking it up.On the flight line or anyplace where aircraft land, FOD is a never-ending battle. So make FOD checks a regular part of your routine. When you’re on the flight line: conduct regular FOD walks... MORE

Master Sgt. Jack Kenyon, course manager for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course with the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment at Fort McCoy, Wis., provides lift guidance from a distance Aug. 1, 2019, to a Chinook helicopter crew during sling-load training for the course at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport.

FMTV: TM Misprints Cause Transmission Misdiagnosis
August 6, 2019 — If your shop has seen these FMTV issues lately, they may be misdiagnosed problems caused by the same thing: improper installation of the MD3700SP Allison Transmission Gen 4 control valve module... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Trent, a wheeled vehicle mechanic, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade tightens a hose on a HUMVEE 7

AGM Batteries: Rise From the Dead?
August 6, 2019 — Absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries like the 6TAGM may seem dead when they’re really not... MORE

Sgt. Scott Witthuhn explains the new power switch he invented for a family of skid steer loaders with recurrent dead battery problems.

DLA: ETID for Easier Equipment Turn-in
August 2, 2019 — If you manually prepare DLA Disposition Services turn-in documents, there’s a web-based process to make your job easier... MORE

Employees from General Dynamics Land Systems help Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment conduct an inventory of the basic issue items that come with the new 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle-Dragoon Jan. 18, 2017 on Rose Barracks, Germany.

Series 200 Padlock: Pricey Padlock Replacements
August 1, 2019 — The Series 200 padlock is used to secure military vehicles and Basic Issue Items (BII) inside vehicle stowage boxes. And they’ve cost the Army more than $18 million dollars!... MORE

Shadow Trailers: No License for Unlimited or Improper Towing
August 1, 2019 — Shadow operators, just because your universal ground support station (UGCS) and air vehicle transport (AVT) shelters have tow hitches doesn’t mean there’s zero risk in using them for towing... MORE

U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Longnecker, background, assigned to Delta Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment conducts preflight operations for a RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system at Balli UAS Airfield, Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, July 26, 2019.

M1-Series Tanks: Towing? Deflect Heat Damage!
August 1, 2019 — Crewmen, your M1-series tank’s exhaust gets seriously hot! That’s why when one tank is towing another, the tank that's doing the towing has to use an engine exhaust deflector... MORE

M2/M2A1 Machine Gun: Load Like This
August 1, 2019 — Loading your M2/M2A1 machine gun incorrectly can do a number on its bolt... MORE

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